zhalao
Dongxiang
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *jalaxu, perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *jāĺ.
Compare Mongolian залуу (zaluu, “young”), Daur jaloo, Turkish yaş (“age”), Kazakh жас (jas, “young”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʂaˈlau/, [tʂaˈlɑ̝u]
Noun
zhalao
- youngster, young person