хөхүүр
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Mongolian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Mongolic *kökexür, compare East Yugur hküür.
Perhaps equivalent to хөх- (xöx-, “to suckle”) + -үүр (-üür).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xoxur/, [xʊˈxur]
Noun
[edit]хөхүүр • (xöxüür) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠦᠷ (köküür)); (regular declension)
- a leather bag for holding liquid (usually used for fermenting dairy products) wineskin, waterskin, goatskin
- snuffbox
- Synonym: хөөрөг (xöörög)