улс

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Written Oirat ᡇᠯᡇᠰ (ulus), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ulu-ĺ (“country, city”).

Noun

улс • (uls) (Clear script spelling ᡇᠯᡇᠰ (ulus))

  1. people

Mongolian

Etymology

From Common Turkic *uluš (“country, city”). Compare Old Uyghur 'wlwš (uluš, “country”).

Noun

улс • (uls) (Mongolian spelling ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (ulus), plural улсууд)

  1. state, country, nation, polity, commonwealth
  2. people, folk
  3. neighbour

Derived terms

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