гүүр

Mongolian

A bridge over Ider river, Jargalant sum

Etymology

Commonly treated as a form of хөөрөг (höörög), ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡ (kögerge) from Proto-Mongolic *köxerge, from Proto-Turkic *köprüg. However initial voicing, үү instead of өө and missing -ge are all irregular and indicate perhaps a different origin.

Compare Buryat гүүр (güür), Daur xuurugw, Turkish köprü.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ɡuːr/, [ɡuːr]

Noun

гүүр • (güür) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥ᠊ᠬᠥ᠊ᠷᠭᠡᠡ᠋ (kö-kö-rgee᠋))

bridge
Synonym: хөөрөг (höörög)

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