ёзулуг

Tuvan

Etymology

Calque of Classical Mongolian ᠶ᠋ᠣᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ (yosutai̯). By surface analysis, ёзу (yozu, “custom”) +‎ -луг (-lug, ornative suffix), literally “with custom”. Compare Mongolian ёстой (jostoj), Khamnigan Mongol ёсотой (josotoj), Buryat ёһотой (johotoj), Kalmyk йоста (yosta).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɔzʊˈɫʊɣ/
  • Hyphenation: ё‧зу‧луг

Adjective

ёзулуг • (yozulug)

  1. real, true, genuine
  2. (after a verb in infinitive -а⁸р (-a⁸r)) Forms the debitive mood.

See also
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