бөөр

Mongolian

Etymology

From Middle Mongol [script needed] (bo'ere), from Proto-Mongolic *böxere (“kidney(s); testicle(s)”).

Akin to Proto-Turkic *bögür (“kidney(s)”), compare Turkish böğür (“flank, side”), Yakut бүөр (büör, “kidney”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

бөөр • (böör) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ (böger-e))

  1. kidney
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