нуруу

Mongolian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mongolic *nïruxun, compare Buryat нюрган (njurgan), Dongxiang nurun.
Probably related through borrowing or common inheritance with Proto-Tungusic *nịrị (“spine”), compare Evenki нири (ņiri).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

нуруу • (nuruu) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠷᠤᠭᠤ (niruɣu)); (hidden-n declension)

spine, back
(by extension) stature, height
mountain range
mountain ridge
beam, ridgepole
haystack
(figuratively) condition, state of affairs

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