цөл
Mongolian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *čöl, compare Turkish çöl.
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡sʰoɮ/, [t͡sʰʊɮ]
Noun
цөл • (tsöl) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠥᠯ (čöl)); (regular declension )
- desert (an extremely dry area of land hostile to animal and plant life)
Derived terms
- цөлжих (tsölžih, “to desertify”)
See also
- хээр (heer, “wasteland”)