Tuesday, April 3, 2012

MWW 15: Улирал


Cyrillic
улирал

Transcription
uliral
IPA
[ˈʊɬj.rǝɬ]
Layman’s
Pronunciation
OOYL-ral
Translation
season; term
In Genghis Khan’s time it was …?


This word means “season” - such as spring, summer, fall, and winter - but has been generalized to mean various large divisions of the year, such as academic terms - and so it can also be translated as “term,” “quarter,” or “semester.”

улирал эхлэх өдөр
quarter day

хичээлийн улирал
school term (semester, quarter)

улирал бүрийн
quarterly (lit., "every season")

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