ил

From Proto-Turkic *ēl (“realm”).

• IPA^(key): [il]
• Hyphenation: ил (one syllable)

ил • (il)

1. country, state

   Сит ил.

   Sit il.

   A foregn country.

   Йәш быуын — илдең киләсәге.

   Yäš bïwïn — ildeñ kiläsäge.

   The young generation is the country's future.

   Илдә тәмәке тартыуға ҡаршы аҙналыҡ башланды.

   Ildä tämäke tartïwğa qaršï aðnalïq bašlandï.

   A weekly campaign against tobacco smoking has begun in the country.

   Беҙҙең илебеҙҙә Интернет түгел, гәзит барып етмәгән, почтальон аяғы баҫмаған мөйөштәр бар һаман.

   Beððeñ ilebeððä Internet tügel, gäzit barïp yetmägän, počtal’on ayağï baθmağan möyöštär bar haman.

   There are still locations in our country where newspapers do not reach, (where) postman's feet hasn't touched yet, let alone the Internet.

2. society, people
3. (archaic) homeland

   Батыр яуҙан ҡайтмаһа, даны ҡайтыр иленә.

   Batïr yawðan qaytmaha, danï qaytïr ilenä.

   If a hero does not return from war, his good name will return to his homeland.

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /iɮ/, [iɮ]

Cognate with Buryat эли (eli, “wapiti fawn”), Kalmyk ил (il, “fawn”).

Compare Proto-Turkic *elik (“roebuck, wild goat”) (see Turkish elik) and Even елкэн (jelkən, “reindeer (leader of the herd)”), similar to other Eurasian deer-related words such as Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“deer”), Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *əlwæ (“wild reindeer”) (Chukchi ылвылю), Ket илэ.

• илий (ilij)

ил • (il) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠯᠢ (ili))

1. fawn (a young deer)

• илэг (ileg, “suede, deerskin”)

ил • (il) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠯᠡ (ile))

1. clear, obvious, perceptible

   ил захидал ― il zahidal ― post card

   Synonyms: тод (tod), тодорхой (todorhoj), илэрхий (ilerhij), ил тод (il tod)

2. out in the open (not hidden; not inside)

   ил уурхай ― il uurhaj ― opencast mine

   Synonyms: задгай (zadgaj), ил задгай (il zadgaj)

3. known (not secret)

• нууц (nuuts, “secret”)
• далд (dald, “covered, invisible”)
• дотор (dotor, “inside”)

ил • (il)

1. publicly, openly

   ил хэлэх ― il heleh ― to say to one’s face

   ил гаргах ― il gargah ― to make clear

   ил ярих ― il jarih ― give a speech

Borrowed from a Turkic language, hailing back to Proto-Turkic *ēl. The sense evolution of international relations, ally and peace is attested already in pre-Mongolian Turkic languages.

• ᠡᠯ (el)

ил • (il) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠯ (il))

1. country, territory
2. (archaic) ally
3. (archaic) harmony, peace

ил • (il) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠯᠢ (ili))

1. imperative of илэх (ileh)

From Proto-Slavic *jьlъ.

• IPA^(key): [il]

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ил • (il) m inan (genitive и́ла, nominative plural и́лы, genitive plural и́лов)

1. silt, clay, mud, ooze, sludge

• илистость (ilistostʹ)
• илистый (ilistyj), иловый (ilovyj)