дьулуй

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дьулуй • (culuy)

1. (transitive) to aspire to, to strive for

   үөрэххэ дьулуй ― üörexxe culuy ― to strive to learn (literally, to strive for learning)

   See synonyms at баҕар (bağar).

2. (as дьулуйан, followed by a verb) to do something persistently

   дьулуйан аах ― culuyan aax ― to read a lot

   дьулуйан үлэлээ ― culuyan ülelee ― to work hard

• дьулуйуу (culuyuu, gerund)
  • дьулуйуулаах (culuyuulaax, “persistent”)
• дьулуур (culuur, “aspiration, desire”)