-уур

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠭᠤᠷ (-ɣur)	-уур (-uur)

From Proto-Mongolic *-xur from earlier *-pur as evidenced by Evenki cognates

Alternative forms

• -уул (-uul) (after stems containing r)

Suffix

-уур • (-uur)

1. Forms instrument nouns from verbs.

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -уур 

back vowel	front vowel
-уур -uur	-үүр -üür

Derived terms

Mongolian terms suffixed with -уур

See also

• -уул (-uul) (also forms occupational nouns)
• -уурь (-uurʹ), -ууль (-uulʹ) (form abstract or location nouns)

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠭᠤᠷ (-ɣur)	-уур (-uur)

Similar in shape and meaning to the instrumental case -аар (-aar) suffix. Not present in Classical Mongolian.

Suffix

-уур • (-uur)

1. Uses spatial roots to form adverbs denoting approximate location or movement along the side.

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -уур 

back vowel	front vowel
-уур -uur	-үүр -üür

See also

• -на (-na)
• -р (-r)
• -аа (-aa)
• -гш (-gš)