буу
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /pʊː/, [po̙ː]
Etymology 1
From Chinese 炮 (pào, “cannon”).
Noun
буу • (buu) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠤ (buu)); (hidden-n declension )
- gun, rifle
- Hypernym: галт зэвсэг (galt zevseg)
Etymology 2
From Chinese 寶 (bǎo, “a kind of gambling device with direction markings on them”).
Noun
буу • (buu) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠤ (buu)); (hidden-n declension )
- a kind of dice game
- Synonym: онх (onh)
Etymology 3
Compare Manchu ᠪᠣᠣ (boo) in ᠪᠣᠣ
ᠨᡳᠮᠠᡥᠠ (boo nimaha).
Adjective
буу • (buu)
- Only used in буу загас (buu zagas)