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Mongolian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *-xur from earlier *-pur as evidenced by Evenki cognates
[1]
- -уул (-uul) (after stems containing r)
Suffix
-уур • (-uur)
- Forms instrument nouns from verbs.
Inflection
| back vowel | front vowel |
-уур
-uur | -үүр
-üür |
Derived terms
See also
- -уул (-uul) (also forms occupational nouns)
- -уурь (-uurʹ), -ууль (-uulʹ) (form abstract or location nouns)
Etymology 2
Similar in shape and meaning to the instrumental case -аар (-aar) suffix. Not present in Classical Mongolian.
Suffix
-уур • (-uur)
- Uses spatial roots to form adverbs denoting approximate location or movement along the side.
Inflection
| back vowel | front vowel |
-уур
-uur | -үүр
-üür |
See also
References
- ^ Nicholas Poppe (1960) “On some Mongolian loan words in Evenki”, in Central Asiatic Studies, volume V, number 4