ᠣᠷᠤᠰ

See also: ᠣᡵᠣᠰ

Mongolian

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus), from Middle Mongol 斡羅思 (orus), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Initial o- is an epenthesis determined by vowel harmony, as natively Mongolian does not allow a word-initial liquid consonant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ.rʊs/

Noun
Mongolian
ᠣᠷᠤᠰ
(orus)
Cyrillic
орос
(oros)

ᠣᠷᠤᠰ • (orus) (Cyrillic spelling орос (oros))

  1. (obsolete except attributive) the Russians (people)
    ᠣᠷᠤᠰ
    ᠵᠣᠨ     ― orus ǰon ― the Russian people
    ᠣᠷᠤᠰ
    ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ     ― orus kümün ― a Russian person
    ᠣᠷᠤᠰ
    ᠬᠡᠯᠡ     ― orus kele ― the Russian language
  2. (singulative) a Russian (person)

Derived terms
  • ᠣᠷᠤᠰᠴᠢᠯᠠᠬᠤ (orusčilaqu, “to Russify”)

Descendants
  • → Buryat: орос (oros)

Proper noun
Mongolian
ᠣᠷᠤᠰ
(orus)
Cyrillic
Орос
(Oros)

ᠣᠷᠤᠰ • (orus)

  1. Russia
    ᠣᠷᠤᠰ
    ᠣᠷᠤᠨ     ― orus orun ― Russia (as geographical region)
    ᠣᠷᠤᠰ
    ᠤᠯᠤᠰ     ― orus ulus ― Russia (as country or state)

Derived terms
  • ᠣᠷᠤᠰ ᠤᠨ
    ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠤᠭᠠᠨ ᠤ
    ᠤᠯᠤᠰ     (orus-un qolbuɣan-u ulus, “the Russian Federation”)

Descendants
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