үе
See also: -ye, .ye, ye, Ye, YE, yé, yè, Yè, yě, yë, and yē
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uj/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *üye (“joint”), compare Dongxiang uye.
Noun
үе • (üe) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠶᠡ (üy-e))
- joint (connection between bones)
- (botany) joint, node
- syllable
See also
- нугас (nugas, “hinge, joint”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mongolic *üye (“generation”), perhaps the same word as the etymology above, compare Bashkir быуын (bïwïn) or Russian поколе́ние (pokolénije) for similar evolutions of sense.
Noun
үе • (üe) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠶᠡ (üy-e))
- generation
- period
- Synonym: хугацаа (hugatsaa)
- age (a period in history)
- layer, stratum
- Synonym: зурвас (zurvas)
Derived terms
- үе үе (üe üe, “occasionally”)
- үе шат (üe šat, “phase, stage”)