хөөрөг
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Mongolian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xoːrəɡ/, [ˈxoːɾʊk]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, compare Daur xuurugw. Ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *köprüg (Turkish köprü).
Noun[edit]
хөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, presumably from Proto-Turkic *körük (“bellows”).
Compare East Yugur küürge, Turkish körük, Bashkir күрек (kürek).
Noun[edit]
хөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))
Usage notes[edit]
- Sometimes ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠦᠷ (köküür) is prescribed as a proper spelling of хөөрөг when used to mean snuffbox, however this is a different lexeme. See хөхүүр (xöxüür).
Derived terms[edit]
- хөөрөг зөрүүлэх (xöörög zörüülex, “to exchange snuff as a greeting”)
See also[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
хөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling)