Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Middle Mongol [script needed] (bo'ere), from Proto-Mongolic *böxere (kidney(s); testicle(s)).

Akin to Proto-Turkic *bögür (kidney(s)), compare Turkish böğür (flank, side), Yakut бүөр (büör, kidney). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

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Noun

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бөөр (böör) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ (böger-e))

  1. kidney