буйн

Kalmyk
Cyrillic Clear Script
буйн (buyn) ᡋᡇᡕᠠᠨ(buyan)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पुण्य (puṇya); compare Mongolian буян (bujan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buˈjən/, /buˈin/

Noun

буйн • (buyn)

  1. virtue, merit, goodness
  2. happiness, joy
    Synonyms: кишг (kişg), буйн-кишг (buyn-kişg)
  3. wake (ceremony)

Derived terms
  • буйн болтха (buyn boltxa)
  • буйн-кишг (buyn-kişg)
  • буйнта (buynta)
  • буйнч (buynç)

References

Muniev, B. D. (1977) “буйн”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 117a

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