хууль
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *kaxulï, thought to derive from Chinese 法律 (fǎlǜ) compare Daur kooly.
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xʊːɮʲ/, [χɵːɮʲ]
Noun
хууль • (xuulʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠤᠯᠢ (qauli)); (regular declension)
- law (both legal and scientific)
- custom, observance
Synonyms
- (principle): зүй (züj), жам ёс (žam jos), жам (žam), ёс (jos)
- (authority): засаг (zasag), цааз (caaz)
- (rule): дүрэм (dürem), журам (žuram)
- (statute): тогтоол (togtool), статут (statut)
- (custom): ёс (jos), заншил (zanšil), журам (žuram)
- (jurisprudence): эрх зүй (erx züj), хууль цааз (xuulʹ caaz)
Derived terms
- хуульч (xuulʹč, “lawyer, jurist”)
- хуульчлах (xuulʹčlax, “to legalize”)