jaloo
Daur
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *jalaxu, perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *jāĺ.
Compare Mongolian залуу (zaluu, “young”), Dongxiang zhalao, Turkish yaş (“age”), Kazakh жас (jas, “young”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃalɔː/, [ˈt͡ʃalɔ́ː]
Noun
jaloo
- young person, lad
- en jaloo gelbei: "bii aagaasaa tiimer kuunii kuukeng bei!"
- The boy said: "I am the son of so-and-so!"