Bashkir

Noun

ил • ‎(il)

1. country, state

   Сит ил.‎

   Sit il.

   A foregn country.

   Йәш быуын — илдең киләсәге.‎

   Yäš bïwïn — ildeñ kiläsäge.

   The young generation is the country's future.

   Илдә тәмәке тартыуға ҡаршы аҙналыҡ башланды.‎

   Ildä tämäke tartïwğa qaršï aðnalïq bašlandï.

   A weekly campaign against tobacco smoking has begun in the country.

   Беҙҙең илебеҙҙә Интернет түгел, гәзит барып етмәгән, почтальон аяғы баҫмаған мөйөштәр бар һаман.‎

   Beððeñ ilebeððä Internet tügel, gäzit barïp yetmägän, počtal’on ayağï baθmağan möyöštär bar haman.

   There are still locations in our country where newspapers do not reach, (where) postman's feet hasn't touched yet, let alone the Internet.

2. society, people

Declension

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /iɮ/, [iɮ]

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Turkic *elik ‎(“roebuck”), Proto-Tungusic *elkēn ‎(“deer”), similar to other Eurasian deer-related words such as Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₁ēn ‎(“red deer, elk”), Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *'e-'ǝlɣʷe-.

Alternative forms

• илий ‎(ilij)

Noun

ил • ‎(il) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠢᠯᠢ)

1. fawn (a young deer)

Related words

• илэг ‎(ileg, “suede, deerskin”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ил • ‎(il) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠢᠯᠡ)

1. clear, obvious, perceptible

   ил захидал‎ ― il zahidal ― post card

2. out in the open (not hidden; not inside)

   ил уурхай‎ ― il uurhaj ― opencast mine

3. known (not secret)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adverb

ил • ‎(il)

1. publicly, openly

   ил хэлэх‎ ― il heleh ― to say to one’s face

   ил гаргах‎ ― il gargah ― to make clear

   ил ярих‎ ― il jarih ― give a speech

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from a Turkic language, hailing back to Proto-Turkic *ēl. The sense evolution of international relations, ally and peace is attested already in pre-Mongolian Turkic languages.

Alternative forms

• ᠡᠯ ‎(el)

Noun

ил • ‎(il) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠢᠯ)

1. country, territory
2. (archaic) ally
3. (archaic) harmony, peace

Etymology 4

Verb

ил • ‎(il) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠢᠯᠢ)

1. imperative of илэх ‎(ileh)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [il]

Noun

ил • ‎(il) m inan ‎(genitive и́ла, nominative plural и́лы, genitive plural и́лов)

1. silt, clay, mud, ooze, sludge

Declension

Related terms

• илистость ‎(ilistostʹ)
• илистый ‎(ilistyj), иловый ‎(ilovyj)