буйл
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʊiɮ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *büile, compare Mongghul booli, Daur buil, East Yugur büile.
Perhaps the form is influenced by the second etymology, however this root is very unstable across languages.
Noun
буйл • (bujl) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠶᠢᠯᠠ (buyila)); (hidden-n declension )
- gums (flesh around teeth)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Buryat буйла (bujla, “camel bull”), Kalmyk бууль (buul', “nose peg”), likely of Turkic origin, see Kazakh бұйда (buyda, “camel's bridle”).
A Mongolian herder and his camels with visible nose pegs
Noun
буйл • (bujl)
- a peg put through a camel's nose or upper lip to which a rope is attached
Derived terms
- буйлт (bujlt, “camel colt”)
See also
- тэмээ (temee, “camel”)