Tuvan English

[ulgady bergen] a. aged

Source: First edition

[ulgadyr] v. grow

Source: First edition

[ulgadyr] v. grow, increase

Source: First edition

[ulgadyr, kövüdedir] v. increase

Source: First edition

[ulgadyry] n. flood

Source: First edition

[ulgatkan] adj. increased

Speaker: Sasha

[ulduŋ] n. sole

Source: First edition

[ulduŋ] n. quarter (academic)

Source: First edition

[ulej] n. beehive

Source: First edition

[ulu] n. dragon

Source: First edition

noun phrase respectful designation for a dragon

Source: Simchit 2010, page 108,

[ulug] adj. massive

Speaker: Sasha

[ulug] a. great

Source: First edition

[ulug] a. large

Source: First edition

[ulug] a. large, big

Source: First edition, Speaker: First edition, df

[ulug] a. elder, adult, grown-up

Source: First edition

[ulug] a. great, renowned

Source: First edition

noun phrase great cormorant

Example: Photo by s_chere / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax carbo

noun phrase god-teacher (literally big teacher)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 38,

noun phrase golden eagle

Example: Photo by beastmaster / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Aquila chrysaetos

[ulug koŋga] n. bell

Source: First edition

noun phrase pine grosbeak

Example: Photo by stanley_77 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC-ND via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Pinicola enucleator

[ulug nuruuzu] n. majority

Source: First edition

[ulug nuruuzu, nurgulajy] n. majority

Source: First edition

[ulug öördüm] disc. thank you

Source: First edition,
Dialect: Hovd; Tsengel

[ulug öördüm] disc. thank you (Hovd, Tsengel dialects)

Source: First edition

[ulug öörüškü] n. enthusiasm

Source: First edition

[ulug örtektig] a. expensive

Source: First edition

[ulug khural, kongress (r)] n. congress

Speaker: Sasha

[ulug khün] n. Sunday

Source: First edition

[ulug khün, voskresen’e] n. Sunday

Source: First edition

[ulug khymyš] n. ladle

Source: First edition

noun phrase great shaman (literally big shaman)

[ulug, ulug (ulus)] adj. senior

Speaker: Sasha

[ulug, khöj, kol (kezii)] adj. overwhelming

Speaker: Sasha

[ulug, eleedi] a. adult

Source: First edition

[ulug(-nazylyg), ulgadyp kalgan] adj. elderly

Speaker: Sasha

[ulustuŋ] n. people

[ulus, čon] n. folk

Speaker: Sasha

[ulustan aŋgylanyr, aŋgy turar] phr. v. keep away from

Speaker: Sasha

[ulustan aŋgylanyyry] n. privacy

Speaker: Sasha

[ulustan čažyt čerge aŋgylanyr] phr. v. hole up

Speaker: Sasha

[ulustar arazynyŋ] a. inter-national

Source: First edition

[ulustar arazynyŋ, bügü ulustarniŋ] a. international

Source: First edition

[ulustuŋ] adj. folk

Speaker: Sasha

[uluu] n. size

Source: First edition

[uluu-bile] adv. very much

Source: First edition

[uluu-bile dileer] v. appeal

Speaker: Sasha

[uluur] v. howl (dog)

Source: First edition

[uluuru] n. howling

Source: First edition

[un] n. stem

Source: First edition

[undargaj] a. sad

Source: First edition

[univermag] n. department store

Source: First edition

[universitet] n. university

Source: First edition

[universitet (r), institut (r), tekhnikum (r)] n. college

Speaker: Sasha

[universitettiŋ khoorajy] n. campus

Speaker: Sasha

[uran arga] n. art

Source: First edition

[uran čurulga] n. painting

Source: First edition

[uran čüül] n. art

Source: First edition

[uran čüül, arga, mergežil] n. art

Source: First edition

[uran-čečen] a. art, artistic

Source: First edition

[uržuk] n. effect

Source: First edition

[urug] n. girl

Source: First edition, Speaker: First edition, df

[urug] n. small child of either gender

Source: First edition

[urug] n. 1. daughter 2. small child of either gender

Source: First edition, Speaker: First edition, df

[urug düžürtürü, abort (r)] n. abortion

Speaker: Sasha

noun phrase soul of a child (from newborn until 13 years of age)

noun phrase wife (literally - mother of my children)

noun phrase husband (literally - father of my children)

[uruk] n. 1. fishing pole 2. lasso pole

Source: First edition

[uruk, argamčy] n. fishing pole

Source: First edition

[uruk, argamčy] n. lasso pole

Source: First edition

noun my daughter, my granddaughter

noun phrase grandson (son of daughter)

[uruunuŋ uruu, uruunuŋ oglu] n. grandchild

Source: First edition

noun phrase granddaughter (daughter of daughter)

noun phrase great grandson (son of daughter’s daughter)

noun phrase great granddaughter (daughter of daughetr’s daughter)

[uruunuŋuruu] n. grandchild

Source: First edition

noun phrase Eurasian penduline-tit

Example: Photo by dmitrydubikovskiy / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Remiz pendulinus

noun phrase underwater world

Source: Simchit 2010, page 101,

[us-shever] n. art master

Speaker: df

[uskuuš] n. saddle-cloth

Source: First edition

[utka čok] adj. absurd

Speaker: Sasha

[utkazy] n. contents, sense, meaning

Source: First edition

[utkalyg, bodaldyg] adj. meaningful

Speaker: Sasha

[uttur] v. forget

Source: First edition

[uttur, uttup kaaptar, uttuptar] v. forget

Source: First edition

[uuj] prep. out

Speaker: df

[uur] v. lift

Source: First edition, Speaker: First edition, df

[uurak] n. bee stings

Source: First edition

[uurak, süt aazy] n. bee stings

Source: First edition

[uurgaj, šakhta (r)] n. mine

Speaker: Sasha

[ušta söörtür] phr. v. drag out

Speaker: Sasha

verb phrase direct, teach (young shaman)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 26,

[uštuur] phr. v. bring out

Speaker: Sasha

[uštuur] phr. v. put out

Speaker: Sasha

[uštuur] phr. v. take off

Speaker: Sasha

[ujan keergeečel] adj. sensitive

Speaker: Sasha

[ujarančyg] a. sad

Source: First edition