гүүр

Kalmyk

Noun

гүүр • (güür)

bridge

Mongolian

A bridge over Ider river, Jargalant sum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ɡuːr/, [ɡuːr]

Noun

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

bridge
Synonym: хөөрөг (xöörög)

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