явцуу

Mongolian

Etymology

Connected with Buryat игсуу (igsuu) and Daur xircin by Nugteren ^[1]. See also уйтан (ujtan).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /jawt͡sʰʊ/, [jafˈt͡so̙]

Adjective

явцуу • (javtsuu) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠪᠴᠤᠤ (ibčuu))

narrow
Synonyms: хавчиг (havčig), цухал (tsuhal), нарийн (narijn)

Antonym: өргөн (örgön)
tight, tight-fitting
Synonyms: бариу (bariu), цухал (tsuhal), давчуу (davčuu)
(figuratively) narrow-minded, limited
Synonym: өнгөцхөн (öngötshön)

Derived terms

явцуурах (javtsuurah), явцуудах (javtsuudah)

References

↑ Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 372

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