үе

See also: -ye, .ye, ye, Ye, YE, yé, yè, Yè, yě, yë, and yē

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *üye (“joint”), compare Dongxiang uye.

Noun

үе • (üe) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠶ᠎ᠡ (üy-e))

  1. joint (connection between bones)
  2. (botany) joint, node
  3. syllable

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *üye (“generation”), perhaps the same word as the etymology above, compare Bashkir быуын (bïwïn) or Russian поколе́ние (pokolénije) for similar evolutions of sense.

Noun

үе • (üe) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠶ᠎ᠡ (üy-e))

  1. generation
  2. period
    Synonym: хугацаа (hugatsaa)
  3. age (a period in history)
  4. layer, stratum
    Synonym: зурвас (zurvas)

Derived terms
  • үе үе (üe üe, “occasionally”)
  • үе шат (üe šat, “phase, stage”)
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