nudun
Dongxiang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuˈtuŋ/, [nuˈtũ(ŋ)]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *nidün, compare Mongolian нүд (nüd), Kalmyk нүдн (nüdn).
Alternative forms
- nundun
- nundu
Noun
nudun
- eye
- pinhole, eyelet (small hole)
Etymology 2
From nudu (“to crush, to build (a wall)”) + -n. Compare Mongolian нүдүүр (nüdüür, “pestle, mallet”).
Noun
nudun
- hammer (for building walls or breaking soil)
- pestle
See also
- duiwo (“mortar”)