луу
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "luu"
Buryat
Etymology
From Chinese.
Pronunciation
Noun
луу • (luu)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Mongolian
Etymology 1
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠯᠤᠤ (luu) | луу (luu) |
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠤᠤ (luu), from Middle Mongol ᠯᠤᠤ (luu), borrowed from Old Turkic 𐰠𐰇 (l²ü /lü/) which in turn is ultimately from Chinese 龍／龙 (lóng). The absence of the final -ŋ suggests an intermediary language without a final -ŋ which Alexander Vovin suggests is Rouran. Compare Buryat луу (luu), Kalmyk лу (lu); Khitan 𘭑 (*lu /lu/); Tuvan улу (ulu), Southern Altai улуу (uluu), Kyrgyz улуу (uluu), Kazakh ұлу (ūlu); Tibetan ཀླུ (klu); replaced native Mongolic .
Pronunciation
Noun
луу • (luu)
Declension
Declension of луу (а-harmonic hidden-n ууд-pl)
| attributive | луун luun | |
|---|---|---|
| singular / indefinite | definite plural | |
| nominative | луу luu |
луунууд luunuud |
| genitive | лууны luuny |
луунуудын luunuudyn |
| accusative | лууг luug |
луунуудыг luunuudyg |
| dative-locative | луунд luund |
луунуудад luunuudad |
| ablative | луунаас luunaas |
луунуудаас luunuudaas |
| instrumental | луугаар luugaar |
луунуудаар luunuudaar |
| comitative | луутай luutaj |
луунуудтай luunuudtaj |
| privative | луугүй luugüj |
луунуудгүй luunuudgüj |
| directive | луу руу luu ruu |
луунууд руу luunuud ruu |
Reflexive possessive forms
| singular / indefinite | definite plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | луугаа luugaa |
луунуудаа luunuudaa |
| genitive | лууныхаа luunyxaa |
луунуудынхаа luunuudynxaa |
| accusative | луугаа luugaa |
луунуудыгаа luunuudygaa |
| dative-locative | луундаа luundaa |
луунууддаа luunuuddaa |
| ablative | луунаасаа luunaasaa |
луунуудаасаа luunuudaasaa |
| instrumental | луугаараа luugaaraa |
луунуудаараа luunuudaaraa |
| comitative | луутайгаа luutajgaa |
луунуудтайгаа luunuudtajgaa |
| privative | луугүйгээ luugüjgee |
луунуудгүйгээ luunuudgüjgee |
| directive | луу руугаа luu ruugaa |
луунууд руугаа luunuud ruugaa |
| independent genitive |
singular / indefinite | definite plural |
|---|---|---|
| singular possession |
лууных luunyx |
луунуудынх luunuudynx |
| collective possession |
лууныхан luunyxan |
луунуудынхан luunuudynxan |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ (uruɣu) | луу (luu) |
Pronunciation
Postposition
луу • (luu)
- Marks the directive case after a stem ending in the consonant р (r).
Usage notes
- Due to its recent development as a grammatical case, directive case suffixes are written with a space between the stem and suffix.
- Generally equivalent to the English term down to.
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of луу
| back vowel | front vowel |
|---|---|
| луу luu | лүү lüü |