эл

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Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ēl.

Noun

эл (el)

  1. people
  2. tribe
  3. country

Declension

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ēl. Compare to Kazakh ел (el).

Noun

эл (el) (Arabic spelling ەل)

  1. people

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian эл (el).

Pronunciation

Noun

эл (el)

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Л / л.

See also

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

эл (eln inan (indeclinable)

  1. The Cyrillic letter Л, л.
  2. The Roman letter L, l.

Usage notes

See usage notes for л (l).

Synonyms

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ēl.

Noun

эл (el)

  1. nation
  2. people

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “эл”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Southern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *əl.

Pronunciation

Particle

эл (el)

  1. Negative marker.
    • 2000, V. K. Spiridonov, I. A. Nikolaeva, Букварь для 1 класса юкагирских школ [A primer for the 1st class of Yukaghir schools], Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN, page 50:
      Эл цифра чуөн шоромо ньэлэмэдиэ эл лэйдиит.
      El cifra čuøn šoromo nʹelemedie el lejdīt.
      Without numbers humans cannot do anything.
      (literally, “Without no number a human can not nothing.”)

References

  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 4