гүүр

Mongolian

A bridge over Ider river, Jargalant sum

Etymology

1. Commonly treated as a form of хөөрөг (xöörög) and ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡ (kögerge) from Proto-Mongolic *köxerge, compare Buryat хүүргэ (xüürge).
2. Maybe from Proto-Turkic *köprüg, compare Turkish köprü.
3. However initial voicing, үү instead of өө and missing -ge are all irregular and indicate perhaps a different origin.
4. Further compare Daur xuurugw.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

гүүр • (güür) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))

1. bridge

   Synonym: хөөрөг (xöörög)