өвөр

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Middle Mongol ᠡᠪᠦᠷ (ebür), from Proto-Mongolic *ebür (bosom, breast). Compare also Buryat үбэр (über), Kalmyk өвр (övr) and Daur heur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈowor/, [ˈʊ̘wər]

Noun

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өвөр (övör) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠪᠦᠷ (ebür))

  1. breast
  2. bosom
  3. front side

Descendants

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  • → Evenki: овур (owur)

Adjective

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өвөр (övör)

  1. inner

Adverb

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өвөр (övör)

  1. inside