нөлөө

Mongolian

Etymology

Compare Buryat нүлөө (nülöö, “influence”), Daur nulee (“spark, influence”) (rare), Even нулун (nulun, “flame, warmth, steam, air”).

As if from нөл- (nöl-, “to whirl due to wind”) +‎ -өө(н) (-öö(n)).

Pronunciation

Noun

нөлөө • (nölöö) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡ (nölügä)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. influence
  2. heat, warmth (of a fire)
  3. (medicine) paralysis, palsy
    Synonyms: саа (saa), гараг өвчин (garag övčin)
  4. distortion (of a mirror)
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