сүү
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *sün/*üsün, connections with Proto-Turkic *sǖd (“milk”) have been proposed, but the forms cannot be explained through usual loanword correspondences.
Compare Daur suu, East Yugur hsün, Turkish süt.
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /suː/, [suː]
Noun
сүү • (süü) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠦᠨ (sün)); (hidden-n declension )
- milk
Derived terms
- хөхний сүү (höhnij süü)
- эхийн сүү (ehijn süü)