холбоо

Mongolian

Etymology

холбох (xolbox, “to connect, to unite”) +‎ -оо(н) (-oo(n)). Compare Kalmyk холва (xolva), Daur xolboo (if not a loan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χɔɮpɔː/

Noun

холбоо • (xolboo) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠤᠭ᠌᠎ᠠ᠋ (qolbug-a), definite plural холбоонууд); (hidden-n declension)

  1. connection, link
  2. contact, liaison
  3. union, association
  4. federation
    Оросын Холбооны Улс ― Orosyn Xolboony Uls ― Russian Federation
  5. bond, rope, binding (that which is used to tie something)
  6. (poetry) verse, alliteration

Declension

Derived terms

  • холбоогүй (xolboogüj)
  • холбоол (xolbool)
  • холбоолох (xolboolox)
  • холбоос (xolboos)
  • холбоот (xolboot)
  • холбоотой (xolbootoj)
  • холбоотон (xolbooton, “ally”)
  • холбоочин (xolboočin)

Adjective

холбоо • (xolboo)

  1. twin, two
  2. connective

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare the Mongolian term above.

Verb

холбоо • (qolboo)

  1. (transitive) to unite

Synonyms

  • салҕаа (salğaa, “to connect, to continue”)
  • түм (tüm, “to collect, to gather, to unite”)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • холбос (qolbos, “to unite, to marry”, intransitive / reciprocal-cooperative form)
  • холбоһук (qolbohuk, “community, union, (business) merger”)
  • холбуу падеж (qolbuu padezh, “comitative case”)
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