хөхүүр

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kökexür, compare East Yugur hküür.

Perhaps equivalent to хөх- (xöx-, “to suckle”) +‎ -үүр (-üür).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xoxur/, [xʊˈxur]

Noun

хөхүүр • (xöxüür) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠦᠷ (köküür)); (regular declension)

a leather bag for holding liquid (usually used for fermenting dairy products) wineskin, waterskin, goatskin
snuffbox
Synonym: хөөрөг (xöörög)

Hypernyms

сав (sav, “container”)

See also

айраг (ajrag, “koumiss”), тараг (tarag, “yogurt”) - most common contents of хөхүүр

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