нуруу
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Mongolian
Etymology
- From Proto-Mongolic *nïruxun, compare Buryat нюрган (njurgan), Dongxiang nurun.
- Probably related through borrowing or common inheritance with Proto-Tungusic *nịrị (“spine”), compare Evenki нири (ņiri).
Pronunciation
Noun
нуруу • (nuruu) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠷᠤᠭᠤ (niruɣu)); (hidden-n declension)
- spine, back
- (by extension) stature, height
- mountain range
- mountain ridge
- beam, ridgepole
- haystack
- (figuratively) condition, state of affairs