Mongolian

edit

Etymology

edit

Found only in Khalkha and Buryat хүршэ (xürše). Most likely borrowed from a Kipchak Turkic language, compare Kazakh күрше (kürşe, neighbor), Bashkir көрші (neighbor).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

хөрш (xörš) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠷᠰᠢ (körsi), definite plural хөршүүд)

  1. neighbour

Adjective

edit

хөрш (xörš)

  1. neighbouring