буруу

Mongolian

Adjective

буруу • (buruu) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ (buruɣu))

1. wrong

Tuvan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *buruɣu (“wrong, bad”). Cognate with Mongolian буруу (buruu, “wrong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊˈrʊː/

Noun

буруу • (buruu) (definite accusative бурууну, plural буруулар)

1. wrongdoing, error