утас

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *hutasun.

Compare Middle Mongolian [Term?] (/hutasun/), Manchu ᡶᡠᡨᠠ (futa, “rope, string”) a (Para-)Mongolic borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʊtʰəs/
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): [ˈo̙ʰtɵ̙s]

Noun

утас • (utas) (Mongolian spelling ᠤᠲᠠᠰᠤ (utasu), plural утаснууд); (hidden-n declension )

thread
wire, cable
string (of an instrument)
Synonym: чавхдас (čavhdas)
telephone

Derived terms

гар утас (gar utas, “cellphone”)

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