чулуу

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *cïlaxun, Buryat шулуун (šuluun), Kalmyk чолун (çolun).
Akin to Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ (“stone”). Compare Daur coloo, East Yugur ciluu, Turkish taş (“stone”) and Chuvash чул (čul, “stone”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕʰʊɮʊː/
Syllabification: чу‧луу (2 syllables)

Noun

чулуу • (čuluu) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ (čilaɣu))

calculus
rock, stone

Derived terms

булшны чулуу (bulšny čuluu)

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