хяруу

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᢈᠢᠷᠠᠭᠤ ()	хяруу (xjaruu)

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kiraxu (“frost”). Perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *kïragu (“frost”). Compare Turkish kırağı (“frost, hoar frost”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʲarʊː/
• Syllabification: хя‧руу (2 syllables)

Noun

хяруу • (xjaruu)

1. frost
2. hoar frost
3. rime