-уур

Mongolian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *-xur from earlier *-pur as evidenced by Evenki cognates [1]

Alternative forms
  • -уул (-uul) (by dissimilation after stems containing r)

Suffix

-уур • (-uur) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠤᠷ (ɣur)) (complying with vowel harmony)

  1. forms instrument nouns out of verbs
Derived terms
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See also
  • -уурь (-uurʹ) (superficially similar suffix)
  • -уул (-uul) (creates names of occupations, not to be confused with the dissimilated form of this suffix)

Etymology 2

Similar in shape and meaning to the instrumental case -аар (-aar) suffix. Not present in Classical Mongolian.

Suffix

-уур • (-uur) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠤᠷ (ɣur)) (complying with vowel harmony)

  1. Uses spatial roots to form adverbs denoting approximate location or movement along the side.
See also

References
  1. Nicholas Poppe (1960), “On some Mongolian loan words in Evenki”, in Central Asiatic Studies, volume V, issue 4
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