Тува

See also: тува

Mongolian

Mongolian
ᠲᠤᠸᠠ
(tuwa)
Cyrillic
Тува
(Tuva)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Тува́ (Tuvá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰʊ.w̜aˑ/

Proper noun

Тува • (Tuva)

  1. (⁓ орон; ⁓ улс) Tuva (a republic of Russia)

Declension

Synonyms

  • Тагна Тува (Tagna Tuva, Tannu Tuva) (historical)
  • Бүгд Найрамдах Тыва Улс (Bügd Najramdax Tyva Uls, the Republic of Tyva)
  • тува (tuva, Tuvan)

Russian

Etymology

The name likely refers to a Uralic, probably Samoyedic, tribe, referred to in 7th-century Chinese sources as Dubo or Tupo.[1] The Tuvan language reflects Samoyedic influences in much of its vocabulary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʊˈva]

Proper noun

Тува́ • (Tuvá) f inan (genitive Тувы́)

  1. Tuva (a republic of Russia)
    Synonyms: Респу́блика Тыва́ (Respúblika Tyvá, the Republic of Tyva), Тыва́ (Tyvá)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Buryat: Түвэ (Tüve)
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠤᠸᠠ (tuwa) / Тува (Tuva)

References

  1. Central Asiatic Journal. (1981). Germany: O. Harrassowitz, p. 177
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