хуурай

Buryat

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kuxu-, compare Kalmyk хүүрә (xüürä).

Adjective

хуурай • (xuuraj)

1. dry

Mongolian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *kuxuraï, equivalent to *kuxu- (“to dry”) +‎ -рай (-raj).

Likely related to Proto-Turkic *kurɨ- (“to dry”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Compare East Yugur xuurii, Turkish kuru (“dry”).

Adjective

хуурай • (xuuraj)

1. dry

   Antonym: нойтон (nojton)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *kaxuraï, compare Daur xaur.

Noun

хуурай • (xuuraj)

1. file (tool)