-уурь

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠭᠤᠷᠢ (-ɣuri)	-уурь (-uurʹ)

Etymology

Perhaps an early alternant of -вар (-var), from Proto-Mongolic *-burï ~ *-xurï. Alternatively, from the -рь (-rʹ) suffix, extended with an unidentified formant.

Suffix

-уурь • (-uurʹ)

1. Forms abstract nouns or locations associated with a verb.

   Synonym: -ууль (-uulʹ)

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -уурь

back vowel	front vowel
-уурь (-uurʹ)	-үүр (-üür)

Derived terms

Mongolian terms suffixed with -уурь

хонуурь

Related terms

• -уур (-uur) (forms instrument nouns)
• -уул (-uul) (forms instrument and occupational nouns)

See also

• -уур (-uur) (superficially similar suffix)