туулай

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠲᠠᠤᠯᠠᠶ
(taulay)
туулай
(tuulaj)

Etymology

  1. From Classical Mongolian ᠲᠠᠤᠯᠠᠢ (taulai̯), from Proto-Mongolic *taxulai from earlier *tapulai, compare Kalmyk туула (tuula).
  2. Akin to Khitan 匋裏 (*taul, rabbit) and Proto-Turkic *tabïĺgan (hare), compare Old Turkic 𐱃𐰉𐰽𐰍𐰣 (tabïšɣan, hare), Turkish tavşan (rabbit). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

туулай (tuulaj); (regular declension)

  1. rabbit, hare

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