аав

See also: aab, Aab, and AAB

Kalmyk

Etymology

Cognate with Mongolian аав (aav, father).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈwə/

Noun

аав (aav) (Clear script spelling ᠠᡃᡋᠠ (āba))

  1. grandfather
  2. (informal) dad

See also

  • эцк (etsk)
  • бааҗа (baaja)
  • баава (baava)

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠪᠤ
(abu)
аав
(aav)

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠠᠪᠤ (abu), from Middle Mongol [Term?], Proto-Mongolic *abu. Cognate with Buryat аба (aba), Kalmyk аав (aav), Dongxiang aba, awi, East Yugur awa, Mongghul aaba, Khitan [script needed] (ay). Compare Proto-Turkic *apa (ancestor, bear), Korean 아버지 (abeoji, father), English baba.

Pronunciation

Noun

аав (aav) (definite plural аавууд or аав нар); (regular declension)

  1. (informal) dad
    Synonym: эцэг (eceg)

Declension

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