See also: нуур

Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Middle Mongol [script needed] (ni'ur, face), from Proto-Mongolic *nixür (face).

Akin to Proto-Turkic *yǖŕ (face), compare Turkish yüz (face), Yakut сүүс (süüs, forehead). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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нүүр (nüür) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠭᠤᠷ (niɣur))

  1. face; image; front; façade, facade; page; title

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