дүү

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See also: дуу

Mongolian

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠳᠡᠭᠦᠦ (degüü), from Middle Mongol ᠲᠡᠺᠦ (tekü), from Proto-Mongolic *dexü. Cognate with Buryat дүү (düü), Kalmyk дү (dü), Daur ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᠣ (deo), etc. Compare also Manchu ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᠣ (deo).

Pronunciation

Noun

дүү • (düü) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠡᠭᠦᠦ (degüü), definite plural дүү нар); (regular declension)

  1. younger sibling or cousin (often used to refer to other blood relatives and acquaintances who are younger)
    Манай дүү Америкт англи хэл сурч байна.
    Manaj düü Amerikt angli xel surč bajna.
    My younger sibling is studying English in America.
    Тэр хүн миний дүү.
    Ter xün minii düü.
    That person is my sister (or my brother in a case of male person).

Declension

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10=дүү нар
11=дүү нарыг
12=дүү нарт
13=дүү нарыг
14=дүү нараас
15=дүү нараар
16=дүү нартай
17=нар руу
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    Declension of дүү
 
nominative дүү (düü)
genitive дүүгийн (düügiin)
substantive genitive
dative-locative дүүд (düüd)
definite accusative дүүг (düüg)
ablative дүүгээс (düügees)
instrumental дүүгээр (düügeer)
comitative дүүтэй (düütej)
directional дүү рүү (düü rüü)
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