-уурь

Mongolian

Etymology

Perhaps an early alternant of -вар (-var), from Proto-Mongolic -burï ~ -xurï.

Or alternatively from the -рь (-rʹ) suffix, extended with an unidentified formant.

Suffix

-уурь • (-uurʹ) (Mongolian spelling -ᠭᠤᠷᠢ (-ɣuri)) (complying with vowel harmony)

  1. forms nouns denoting places associated with an activity or abstract nouns

Derived terms
Category Mongolian words suffixed with -уурь not found
  • -ууль (-uulʹ) (originally a dissimilative variant after stems containing r)

See also
  • -уур (-uur) (superficially similar suffix)
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