хүү

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See also: хуу

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

MongolianCyrillic
ᠬᠦᠦ
(küü)
хүү
(xüü)

From Proto-Mongolic *köw. Likely cognate with Rouran 去汾 (*k'obun).

Noun

хүү (xüü)

  1. son
  2. boy
    Synonym: хөвүүн (xövüün)
  3. dear (a beloved person)
  4. grunt (infantry soldier)
  5. (chess) pawn
Derived terms

Etymology 2

MongolianCyrillic
ᠬᠦ᠋ᠦ
(küü)
хүү
(xüü)

Borrowed from Chinese (, “warehouse”).

Noun

хүү (xüü)

  1. treasury, storehouse
  2. interest (price of credit)

See also

Chess pieces in Mongolian · шатрын дүрс (šatryn dürs) (layout · text)
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ноён (nojon) бэрс (bers) тэрэг (tereg) тэмээ (temee) морь (morʹ) хүү (xüü)