явцуу

Mongolian

Etymology

Connected with Buryat игсуу (igsuu) and Daur xircin by Nugteren.[1] See also уйтан (ujtan).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /jawt͡sʰʊ/, [jafˈt͡so̙]

Adjective

явцуу • (javcuu) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠪᠴᠤᠤ (ibčuu))

narrow
Synonyms: хавчиг (xavčig), цухал (cuxal), нарийн (nariin)

Antonym: өргөн (örgön)
tight, tight-fitting
Synonyms: бариу (bariu), цухал (cuxal), давчуу (davčuu)
(figuratively) narrow-minded, limited
Synonym: өнгөцхөн (öngöcxön)

Derived terms

явцуурах (javcuurax), явцуудах (javcuudax)

References

Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 372

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