хариу
Mongolian
Etymology
харих (xarix, “to return”) + -уу (-uu).
Compare Buryat харюу (xarjuu, “return, answer”), Kalmyk хәрү (härü, “return, answer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xarʲʊ/
Noun
хариу • (xariu) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠭᠤ (qariɣu), definite plural хариунууд); (hidden-n declension)
- return
- answer, response
- (obsolete) retribution
Derived terms
- хариулах (xariulax, “to answer, to reciprocate”)
- хариуцах (xariucax, “to respond, to take responsibility”)
Adjective
хариу • (xariu)
- reciprocal
- retaliatory, counter-
Adverb
хариу • (xariu)
- back (in return)