хээр

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *kexer, compare East Yugur kiire and Evenki кэвэр (kəwər, “meadow, steppe, tundra”), a Mongolic loan.

Noun

хээр • (xeer) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠡᠭᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ (keger-e)); (regular declension)

1. wilderness, wasteland
2. steppe, field

See also

• цөл (cöl, “desert”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *kexer, compare East Yugur keer.

Adjective

хээр • (xeer) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠡᠭᠡᠷ (keger))

1. bay, chestnut (of animals)