ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠳᠤᠮᠳ᠋ᠠᠳ᠋ᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (dumdadu ulus)	Дундад улс (Dundad uls)

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “China”). Compare Manchu ᡩᡠᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠᡳ
ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (dulimbai gurun, “China”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊntat ʊɮs/
• Syllabification: Дун‧дад ‧улс (3 syllables)

Noun

ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ
ᠤᠯᠤᠰ • (dumdadu ulus)

1. (China) China (a country in East Asia)

See also

• ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad)

Further reading

• “ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ
  ᠤᠯᠤᠰ”, in 蒙汉词典 [Mongolian-Chinese Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Chinese), rev. and enl. edition, Hohhot: Inner Mongolia University Press, 1999, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1200 - via Tohuku University Mongol and Manchu Project by Hitoshi Kuribayashi (usage instructions)