ᠠᠬᠤ

Middle Mongol

Mongolian
ᠠᠬᠤ

Etymology

Cognate with Khitan .

Pronunciation

Verb

ᠠᠬᠤ (aqu)

  1. to be (imperfective copula-existential)
  2. to live
  3. to reside

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • > Buryat: аха (axa, “to be”) (inherited) (defective)
  • > Classical Mongolian: ᠠᠬᠤ (aqu) (inherited)
    • > Khamnigan Mongol: аху (axu, “to be”) (inherited)
    • > Mongolian: ᠠᠬᠤ (aqu) (inherited)
      Cyrillic script: аху (axu)

See also

  • ᠪᠦᠬᠦ (bükü, “to be”, perfective copula-existential)

References

  • Gardi (December 2006), Zhonggu Mengguyu Yanjiu [Middle Mongol Studies] (in Chinese and Middle Mongol), 1st edition, Shenyang: Liaoning Nationality Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 230–232, 398
  • Ulan, collator (July 2012), Yuanchao Mishi: Jiaokanben (in Chinese, Middle Mongol, and Early Mandarin), 1st edition, Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company, →ISBN
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