өвөр

Mongolian

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠡᠪᠦᠷ (ebür), from Proto-Mongolic *ebür (“bosom, breast”). Compare also Buryat үбэр (über), Kalmyk өвр (övr) and Daur heur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈowor/, [ˈʊ̘wər]

Noun

өвөр • (övör) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠪᠦᠷ (ebür))

1. breast
2. bosom
3. front side

Descendants

• → Evenki: овур (owur)

Adjective

өвөр • (övör)

1. inner

Adverb

өвөр • (övör)

1. inside