холбоо

Mongolian

Etymology

холбох (xolbox, “to connect, to unite”) +‎ -оо(н) (-oo(n)). Compare Kalmyk холва (xolva), Daur xolboo (if not a loan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χɔɮpɔː/

Noun

холбоо • (xolboo) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠤᠭ᠌᠎ᠠ᠋ (qolbug-a), definite plural холбоонууд); (hidden-n declension)

1. connection, link
2. contact, liaison
3. union, association
4. federation

   Оросын Холбооны Улс ― Orosyn Xolboony Uls ― Russian Federation

5. bond, rope, binding (that which is used to tie something)
6. (poetry) verse, alliteration

Declension

Derived terms

• холбоогүй (xolboogüj)
• холбоол (xolbool)
• холбоолох (xolboolox)
• холбоос (xolboos)
• холбоот (xolboot)
• холбоотой (xolbootoj)
• холбоотон (xolbooton, “ally”)
• холбоочин (xolboočin)

Adjective

холбоо • (xolboo)

1. twin, two
2. connective

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare the Mongolian term above.

Verb

холбоо • (qolboo)

1. (transitive) to unite

Synonyms

• салҕаа (salğaa, “to connect, to continue”)
• түм (tüm, “to collect, to gather, to unite”)

Antonyms

• атыр (atır, “to separate”)
• бурай (buray, “to scatter, to disperse”)

Derived terms

• холбос (qolbos, “to unite, to marry”, intransitive / reciprocal-cooperative form)
• холбоһук (qolbohuk, “community, union, (business) merger”)
• холбуу падеж (qolbuu padezh, “comitative case”)