боорцог
Mongolian
Etymology
Found in multiple Turkic languages, compare Kazakh бауырсақ (bauyrsaq), Bashkir бауырһаҡ (bawırhaq), perhaps from Proto-Turkic *bagɨrsok (“entrails”).
Compare also East Yugur buursagh (“pastry, steamed dumpling”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /pɔːrt͡sʰəɡ/, [ˈpɔ̙ːr̥t͡sɞ̙k]
a bowl of боорцог
Noun
боорцог • (boorcog) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠣᠭᠤᠷᠰᠤᠭ (boɣursug)); (hidden-n declension)
- doughnut, fritter (fried sweet piece of dough)
Usage notes
- боорцог is usually smaller than a prototypical doughnut, features filling less often and may come in various shapes.
Hypernyms
- боов (boov, “cake”)