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Mongolian
Etymology
Probably originally a variant of лууль (luulʹ, “oak-leaved goosefoot”) that got associated with the phrase улаан лооль/лууль (ulaan loolʹ/luulʹ, “tomato”) and later came to mean tomato by itself. If true, the further origin would be a borrowing from Chinese 灰綠藜／灰绿藜 (huīlǜlí, “oak-leaved goosefoot”).
Noun
лооль • (loolʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠯᠣᠣᠯᠢ (looli))
- tomato
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