сүү

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sün/*üsün, connections with Proto-Turkic *sǖd (“milk”) have been proposed, but the forms cannot be explained through usual loanword correspondences.

Compare Daur suu, East Yugur hsün, Turkish süt.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /suː/, [suː]

Noun

сүү • (süü) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠦᠨ (sün)); (hidden-n declension )

milk

Derived terms

хөхний сүү (höhnij süü)
эхийн сүү (ehijn süü)

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