залуу

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *jalaxu, perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *jāĺ.

Compare Dongxiang zhalao (“young person”), Daur jaloo, Turkish yaş (“age”), Kazakh жас (jas, “young”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /t͡saɮʊ/, [t͡saˈɮo̙]

Adjective

залуу • (zaluu)

1. young, younger

Synonyms

• бага (baga), нялх (njalx)

Noun

залуу • (zaluu) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤ (ǰalaɣu)); (regular declension)

1. youth
2. youngster, kid, boy, girl

   • Тэгтэл гэрээс цав цагаан хувцастай туранхай өндөр залуу гарч ирээд Дарам гуайн дэргэд очиж, элгээ тэвэрч зогсоно.

     Tegtel gerees cav cagaan xuvcastaj turanxaj öndör zaluu garč ireed Daram guajn derged očiž, elgee teverč zogsono.

     Then a tall gaunt boy in snow-white clothes goes out of the ger and going by Ms. Daram he quivers and halts.

3. guy, chap