хөрөө

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kiröxe, see also Proto-Tungusic *xirəgə (“file”).

Compare Dongxiang qirou, Evenki ирэгэ̄ (irəgə̄).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xoro/, [xʊˈɾʊ]

Noun

хөрөө • (xöröö) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠷᠦᠭᠡ (kirüge)); (hidden-n declension)

1. saw

Derived terms

• хөрөөдөх (xöröödöx, “to saw”)