ᠪᠤᠤ

Buryat

Etymology

Eventually from Mandarin 炮 (pào).

Noun

ᠪᠤᠤ • (buu) (Cyrillic буу)

gun

Middle Mongol

Mongolian	ʼPhags-pa
ᠪᠤᠤ	ꡎꡟ

Pronunciation

Transliterations:
- Old Mandarin: 不

Particle

ᠪᠤᠤ (pww /buu/)

Used to form the negative polarity of verbs in optative moods.

Descendants

Buryat: бү (bü)
Classical Mongolian:
- Khamnigan Mongol: бү (bü), бүү (büü)
- Mongolian:
  Mongolian: ᠪᠤᠤ (buu)
  
  Cyrillic script: бүү (büü)
Written Oirat:
- Kalmyk: бү (bü)

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