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юу in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Mongolian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *yaxun, compare Buryat юун (juun). Possible cognate of уу (uu).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
юу • (juu)
- what
- энэ юу вэ? ― ene juu ve? ― what's this?
- сонин юу байна? ― sonin juu bajna? ― what is the news?
Etymology 2
See уу (uu).
Pronunciation
Particle
юу • (juu)
- phonologically conditioned form of уу (uu): final interrogative pronoun that creates yes-no questions
Usage notes
- Used after back-harmonic words ending in vowels.
Inflection
back vowel | front vowel |
юу juu | юү jüü |