шувуу

Mongolian

шувуу

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sïbaxun (“bird”). Cognate with Buryat шубуун (šubuun), Kalmyk шовун (şovun), Daur shogoo, showoo (“falcon”), Khitan 𘬥𘲼𘯺 (*ś au a, “falcon”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ʃʊwʊ/, [ʃo̙ˈw̜o̙]

Noun

шувуу • (šuvuu) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (sibaɣu)); (hidden-n declension)

bird (animal)

Descendants

Translingual: †Shuvuuia

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