буряад
See also: Буряад
Buryat
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Classical Mongolian | ᠪᠤᠷᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠳ buriyad |
| Latin (1931–1936)a | buriaad |
| Latin (1937–1939)b |
buriaad |
| Cyrillic | буряад burjaad |
| a Based on the southern Tsongol–Sartul dialect. b Based on the eastern Khori dialect. | |
Etymology
Compare Буряадай (Burjaadaj), name of the legendary ancestor of the tribe. Can be regarded as its stem буряа- with plural -д (-d). See also related Khamnigan Mongol буряад (burjaad), Mongolian буриад (buriad), Kalmyk бурад (burad), Khakas пыраат (pıraat).
Attested in the Secret History of the Mongols as 不舌᠋里牙惕᠌ (Burijad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊ.rʲaːd/, [bʊ.rʲä̟ːt]
- Hyphenation: бу‧ряад
Noun
буряад • (burjaad) (??? please provide spelling!)
- (attributive) Buryat, Buriat
- (singulative) a Buryat, a Buriat (person)
- буряад хүн ― burjaad xün ― a Buryat person
Derived terms
- Буряад орон (Burjaad oron, “Buryatia”, literally “the land of the Buryats”), Буряад (Burjaad, “Buryatia”); Буряад Республика (Burjaad Rjespublika, “the Republic of Buryatia”), Буряад Улас (Burjaad Ulas, “Buryatia as state”)
- буряад-монгол (burjaad-mongol)
See also
- хамниган (xamnigan)
- харяад (xarjaad)
- хори (xori)