jaloo

Daur

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *jalaxu, perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *jāĺ. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Compare Mongolian залуу (zaluu, “young”), Dongxiang zhalao, Turkish yaş (“age”), Kazakh жас (jas, “young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃalɔː/, [ˈt͡ʃalɔ́ː]

Noun

jaloo

1. young person, lad

   en jaloo gelbei: "bii aagaasaa tiimer kuunii kuukeng bei!"

   The boy said: "I am the son of so-and-so!"

Solon

Etymology

Borrowed from Daur jaloo.

Adjective

jaloo

1. young

References

• Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.