юу

See also: уу, ую, and -уу

Mongolian

Etymology 1

MongolianCyrillic
ᠶᠠᠭᠤ
(yaɣu)		юу
(juu)

From Proto-Mongolic *yaxun, compare Buryat юун (juun). Possible cognate of уу (uu).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

юу • (juu)

  1. what
    энэ юу вэ? ― ene juu ve? ― what's this?
    сонин юу байна? ― sonin juu bajna? ― what is the news?

Etymology 2

MongolianCyrillic
ᠤᠤ
(uu)		юу
(juu)

See уу (uu).

Pronunciation

Particle

юу • (juu)

  1. phonologically conditioned form of уу (uu): final interrogative pronoun that creates yes-no questions
Usage notes
  • Used after back-harmonic words ending in vowels.
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of юу
back vowelfront vowel
юу (juu)юү (jüü)
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