үе

• IPA^(key): /ˈuj/
• Syllabification: ү‧е (2 syllables)

From Proto-Mongolic *üye (“joint”), compare Dongxiang uye.

үе • (üje) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠶ᠎ᠡ (üy-e))

1. joint (connection between bones)
2. (botany) joint, node
3. syllable

• нугас (nugas, “hinge, joint”)

From Proto-Mongolic *üye (“generation”), perhaps the same word as the etymology above, compare Bashkir быуын (bıvın) or Russian поколе́ние (pokolénije) for similar evolutions of sense.

үе • (üje) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠶ᠎ᠡ (üy-e))

1. generation
2. period

   Synonym: хугацаа (xugacaa)

3. age (a period in history)
4. layer, stratum

   Synonym: зурвас (zurvas)

• үе үе (üje üje, “occasionally”)
• үе шат (üje šat, “phase, stage”)