нуруу

Mongolian

Etymology

  1. From Proto-Mongolic *nïruxun, compare Buryat нюрган (njurgan), Dongxiang nurun.
  2. Probably related through borrowing or common inheritance with Proto-Tungusic *nịrị (“spine”), compare Evenki нири (ņiri).

Pronunciation

Noun

нуруу • (nuruu) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠷᠤᠭᠤ (niruɣu)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. spine, back
  2. (by extension) stature, height
  3. mountain range
  4. mountain ridge
  5. beam, ridgepole
  6. haystack
  7. (figuratively) condition, state of affairs
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