хөөрөг
Mongolian
editPronunciation
edit- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xoːrəɡ/, [ˈxoːɾʊk]
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, compare Daur xuurugw. Ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *köprüg (Turkish köprü).
Noun
editхөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, presumably from Proto-Turkic *körük (“bellows”).
Compare East Yugur küürge, Turkish körük, Bashkir күрек (kürek).
Noun
editхөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))
Usage notes
edit- Sometimes ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠦᠷ (köküür) is prescribed as a proper spelling of хөөрөг when used to mean snuffbox, however this is a different lexeme. See хөхүүр (xöxüür).
Derived terms
edit- хөөрөг зөрүүлэх (xöörög zörüülex, “to exchange snuff as a greeting”)
See also
editEtymology 3
editNoun
editхөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling)