холбоо

Mongolian

Etymology

холбох (xolbox, to connect, to unite) + -оо(н) (-oo(n)). Compare Kalmyk холва (xolva), Daur xolboo (if not a loan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χɔɮpɔː/

Noun

холбоо • (xolboo) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠤᠭ᠌᠎ᠠ᠋ (qolbug-a), definite plural холбоонууд); (hidden-n declension)

  1. connection, link
  2. contact, liaison
  3. union, association
  4. federation
    Оросын Холбооны УлсOrosyn Xolboony UlsRussian Federation
  5. bond, rope, binding (that which is used to tie something)
  6. (poetry) verse, alliteration

Declension

Derived terms

  • холбоогүй (xolboogüj)
  • холбоол (xolbool)
  • холбоолох (xolboolox)
  • холбоос (xolboos)
  • холбоот (xolboot)
  • холбоотой (xolbootoj)
  • холбоотон (xolbooton, ally)
  • холбоочин (xolboočin)

Adjective

холбоо • (xolboo)

  1. twin, two
  2. connective

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare the Mongolian term above.

Verb

холбоо • (qolboo)

  1. (transitive) to unite

Synonyms

  • салҕаа (salğaa, to connect, to continue)
  • түм (tüm, to collect, to gather, to unite)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • холбос (qolbos, to unite, to marry, intransitive / reciprocal-cooperative form)
  • холбоһук (qolbohuk, community, union, (business) merger)
  • холбуу падеж (qolbuu padezh, comitative case)
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