хууль

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kaxulï, thought to derive from Chinese 法律 (fǎlǜ) compare Daur kooly.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊːɮʲ/, [χɵːɮʲ]

Noun

хууль • (xuulʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠤᠯᠢ (qauli)); (regular declension)

1. law (both legal and scientific)
2. custom, observance

Synonyms

• (principle): зүй (züj), жам ёс (žam jos), жам (žam), ёс (jos)
• (authority): засаг (zasag), цааз (caaz)
• (rule): дүрэм (dürem), журам (žuram)
• (statute): тогтоол (togtool), статут (statut)
• (custom): ёс (jos), заншил (zanšil), журам (žuram)
• (jurisprudence): эрх зүй (erx züj), хууль цааз (xuulʹ caaz)

Derived terms

• хуульч (xuulʹč, “lawyer, jurist”)
• хуульчлах (xuulʹčlax, “to legalize”)