Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/taxulai

This Proto-Mongolic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mongolic

*taxulai.

Etymology

Akin to Khitan 匋裏 (*taul, “rabbit”) and Proto-Turkic *tabïĺgan (“hare”), compare Old Turkic 𐱃𐰉𐰽𐰍𐰣 (tabïšɣan, “hare”), Turkish tavşan (“rabbit”).

Noun

*taxulai

rabbit, hare

Descendants

Mongolian:
- Classical: ᠲᠠᠤᠯᠠᠢ (taulai)
- Khalkha Mongolian: туулай (tuulaj)
Buryat: туулай (tuulaj)
Oirat:
- Kalmyk: туула (tuula)
Shirongolic:
- Bonan: toli
- Dongxiang: taolei
- Monguor:
  - Mongghul: tuulii
  - Mangghuer: taolai
Mogholi: ایتوله (ītaula)

References

Juha Janhunen, The Mongolic Languages (2006), →ISBN

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