Lexemes “sun” and “moon” in the Kalmyk language

Abstract

The article compares phraseological units with the lexemes “moon” and “sun” in the Kalmyk language. Various topics of phraseological units with these lexemes are considered. In the Kalmyk linguistic culture, there are lexemes “sun” and “moon,” which are “constants” of culture, i.e. “concepts that exist permanently, or at least for a very long time, as a kind of permanent principle of culture.” Evidence of the cultural importance and value of these lexemes in the Kalmyk language consciousness is a sufficient number of phraseological units: about 80 phraseological units in the Kalmyk language. The moon and the sun play an important role in people’s lives. For the Kalmyk ethnic group, the sun symbolizes a glimpse into darkness, and the moon symbolizes beauty and a glimpse into darkness. The lexemes “sun” and “moon” reflect the essential attitudes of the people’s life philosophy. The studied phraseological units reflect the Kalmyk people’s moral norms and behavioural guidelines.