хурим

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kurïm, equivalent to *kurï- (“to gather”) +‎ -м (-m).

Compare Dongxiang ghurun.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

хурим • (xurim) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠷᠢᠮ (qurim)); (regular declension)

1. wedding
2. celebration, festival

   Synonyms: найр (najr), наадам (naadam), баяр (bajar)

3. banquet, feast

   Synonyms: дайллага (dajllaga), будаалга (budaalga), зоог (zoog)

Derived terms

• хуримлах (xurimlax, “to throw a wedding, to celebrate”)

Related terms

• хурал (xural, “assembly”)
• хурах (xurax, “to congregate, to gather”)
• хуримтлах (xurimtlax, “to accumulate”)