хөөрөг
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xoːrəɡ/, [ˈxoːɾʊk]
Etymology 1
![](../I/m/Wooden_bridge_of_Turgen_river_-_panoramio.jpg)
A wooden bridge over Turgen river
From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, compare Daur xuurugw. Ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *köprüg (Turkish köprü).
Doublet of гүүр (güür).
Etymology 2
![](../I/m/Ordos_museum.Mongolian_snuff_bottle.jpg)
A Mongolian snuff bottle at Ordos museum
From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, presumably from Proto-Turkic *körük (“bellows”).
Compare East Yugur küürge, Turkish körük, Bashkir күрек (kürek).
Noun
хөөрөг • (höörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))
Usage notes
Derived terms
- хөөрөг зөрүүлэх (höörög zörüüleh, “to exchange snuff as a greeting”)
Etymology 3
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