шороо

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sïruxa, probably related somehow to Proto-Turkic *siaŕ.

Compare Dongxiang shoura, Daur shiroo (“grit found in cereal”), Turkish saz (“rush, reed”), Chuvash шур (šur, “bog, swamp”), Hungarian sár (“mud”) (from Turkic), Evenki сиругӣ (sirugī, “sand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔrɔː/

Noun

шороо • (šoroo) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠷᠤᠢ (sirui))

soil

Synonyms

хөрс (hörs)
газар (gazar)

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