хөөрөг
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xoːrəɡ/, [ˈxoːɾʊk]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, compare Daur xuurugw. Ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *köprüg (Turkish köprü).
Doublet of гүүр (güür).
Noun
хөөрөг • (höörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))
- bridge
- Synonym: гүүр (güür)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, presumably from Proto-Turkic *körük (“bellows”).
Compare East Yugur küürge, Turkish körük, Bashkir күрек (kürek).
Noun
хөөрөг • (höörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))
- bellows
- pump
- snuffbox
- Synonym: хөхүүр (höhüür)
Usage notes
- Sometimes ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠦᠷ (köküür) is prescribed as a proper spelling of хөөрөг when used to mean snuffbox, however this is a different lexeme. See хөхүүр (höhüür).
Derived terms
- хөөрөг зөрүүлэх (höörög zörüüleh, “to exchange snuff as a greeting”)
See also
- тамхи (tamhi, “tobacco, snuff”)
Noun
хөөрөг • (höörög) (Mongolian spelling)
- tambourine, drum