хиргисүүр
Mongolian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]хиргис (xirgis, “Kyrgyz”) + үүр (üür, “nest, *grave”), but see etymology at уурхай (uurxaj, “mine”).
Named after ancient Kyrgyz people, presumably referring to other early Turkic peoples by extension.
Noun
[edit]хиргисүүр • (xirgisüür)
- (archaeology) ancient grave mounds left by earlier civilizations on the territory of modern Mongolia