Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čöl ‎(“desert”).

Cognate with Tatar чүл ‎(çül), Kazakh шөл ‎(şöl), Kyrgyz чөл ‎(çöl), Uzbek choʻl, Uygur چۆل ‎(chöl), Turkish çöl, Turkmen çöl, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʏl]
• Hyphenation: сүл