хиргисүүр

Mongolian

Etymology

хиргис (xirgis, “Kyrgyz”) +‎ үүр (üür, “nest, *grave”), but see etymology at уурхай (uurxaj, “mine”).

Named after ancient Kyrgyz people, presumably referring to other early Turkic peoples by extension.

Noun

хиргисүүр • (xirgisüür)

1. (archaeology) ancient grave mounds left by earlier civilizations on the territory of modern Mongolia