хув

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Mongolian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Kalmyk хув (xuv), Buryat хуба (xuba), likely from Chinese 琥珀 (hǔpò), itself of Central Asian origin.

Noun[edit]

хув • (xuv) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠪᠠ (quba))

  1. amber

Etymology 2[edit]

From Common Turkic *quba, compare Karakhanid [script needed] (quba), influenced by the homonymous word for amber.

Adjective[edit]

хув • (xuv)

  1. pale yellow, dun
  2. amber colored
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Perhaps a shortening of хув хулгар (xuv xulgar, “completely crop-eared”).

Adjective[edit]

хув • (xuv)

  1. small-eared
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