To the problem of compound words units of the Buryat language(on the material of Buddhist vocabulary)

The article is devoted to the problem of compound words naming units of the Buryat language on the material of the Buddhist vocabulary. Through the addition of words, compound words are formed, referring mainly to the dibasic type. The problem of formation of new words by means of wordcombinations in the Buryat language still remains controversial and topical. Many researchers do not include complex words formed on the basis of word combinations, to words and do not distinguish such a variety of word formation. Evidence of this are lexicographic publications, where there is no single point of view on the delineation of complex words and phrases. The article deals with the structural and semantic features of complex compound words formed from the generating key word combinations. The author suggests methods for distinguishing complex nouns from free word combinations.