үгүй
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Mongolian[edit]
Mongolian | Cyrillic |
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ᠦᠭᠡᠢ (ügei) | үгүй (ügüj) |
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *ügei. Cognate with Buryat үгы (ügy), Kalmyk уга (uga).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
үгүй • (ügüj)
Particle[edit]
үгүй • (ügüj)
- no
- Багш байна уу? Үгүй байхгүй байна
- Bagš bajna uu? Ügüj bajxgüj bajna
- Is the teacher here? No, he is not
- (poetically) used instead of -гүй
Verb[edit]
үгүй • (ügüj)
- there is no
Derived terms[edit]
- -гүй (-güj)
- үгүй байх (ügüj bajx)
- үгүй хийх (ügüj xiix)
- үгүй болох (ügüj bolox)
Synonyms[edit]
- (absence, there is no): алга (alga)
Further reading[edit]
- “үгүй”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present