хувь

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kubï, perhaps from sparsely attested Common Turkic *kïb.

Compare Mangghuer khobi (luck).

Pronunciation

Noun

хувь • (xuvʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠪᠢ (qubi)); (regular declension)

  1. part, share, lot
  2. (part of the) inheritance
  3. (finance) stock, share
  4. rate
    гэмт хэргийн гаралтын хувь
    gemt xergiin garaltyn xuvʹ
    crime rate
  5. (arithmetic) part, portion
  6. (time, trigonometry) minute
    Synonym: минут (minut)
  7. fate, destiny, luck
    Synonyms: тавилан (tavilan), аз (az), заяа (zajaa)
  8. one's own business, privacy
  9. copy, issue

Derived terms

  • хувь сар (xuvʹ sar, tenth month in the Mongolian calendar)
  • хувиар (xuviar), хувьд (xuvʹd, as concerns, -wise)
  • хувийн (xuviin, private, individual)
  • хувиа хичээх (xuvia xičeex, to be selfish)
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