хөхүүр

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kökexür, compare East Yugur hküür.

Perhaps equivalent to хөх- (xöx-, “to suckle”) +‎ -үүр (-üür).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xoxur/, [xʊˈxur]

Noun

хөхүүр • (xöxüür) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠦᠷ (köküür)); (regular declension)

1. a leather bag for holding liquid (usually used for fermenting dairy products) wineskin, waterskin, goatskin
2. snuffbox

   Synonym: хөөрөг (xöörög)

Hypernyms

• сав (sav, “container”)

See also

• айраг (ajrag, “koumiss”), тараг (tarag, “yogurt”) - most common contents of хөхүүр