руу

From Classical Mongolian ᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ (-uruɣu), from Middle Mongol [Term?]. Cognate with Buryat руу (ruu); Kalmyk -ур (-ur), -һур (-ğur), -гур (-gur). Doublet of уруу (uruu).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʊː/
• Syllabification: руу (1 syllable)

руу • (ruu)

1. Marks the directive case after a stem ending in any vowel or consonant except р (r).

   Synonym: -аад (-aad)

   Alternative form: луу (luu)

• Due to its recent development as a grammatical case, directive case suffixes are written with a space between the stem and suffix.
• Generally equivalent to the English term down to when used in reference to a location, as in "I'm going down to the shop".