гүүр

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Mongolian

A bridge over Ider river, Jargalant sum

Etymology

  1. Commonly treated as a form of хөөрөг (xöörög) and ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡ (kögerge) from Proto-Mongolic *köxerge, compare Buryat хүүргэ (xüürge).
  2. Maybe from Proto-Turkic *köprüg, compare Turkish köprü.
  3. However initial voicing, үү instead of өө and missing -ge are all irregular and indicate perhaps a different origin.
  4. Further compare Daur xuurugw.

Pronunciation

Noun

гүүр (güür) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))

  1. bridge
    Synonym: хөөрөг (xöörög)