kūlüè

圐圙

Word · Noun

fenced pasture; settlement name

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

fenced pasture; enclosed grassland (in Mongolian)

dialect

A loanword from Mongolian (ᠬᠤᠷᠢᠶᠠ, khüriye). Now predominantly used in place names, especially in Inner Mongolia.

Zhè这
ge个
kū圐
lüè圙
lǐ里
niú牛
yáng羊
féi肥
zhuàng壮
 。

The cattle and sheep are plump in this fenced pasture.

Xǔ许
duō多
Nèi内
Měng蒙
gǔ古
de的
dì地
míng名
dōu都
dài带
yǒu有
 “
kū圐
lüè圙
 ”
 。

Many place names in Inner Mongolia contain the word 'Kulüe'.

2.

noun

settlement; village or town (in place names)

dialect

Most common usage in modern Chinese. Often appears as part of a compound place name like "XX圐圙".

Mǎ马
jiā家
kū圐
lüè圙
wèi位
yú于
Nèi内
Měng蒙
gǔ古
Zì自
zhì治
qū区
 。

Majia Kulüe is located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
qù去
Zhāng张
jiā家
kū圐
lüè圙
kàn看
wàng望
qīn亲
qi戚
 。

We are going to Zhangjia Kulüe to visit relatives.