нүүр

See also: нуур

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠨᠢᠭᠤᠷ (niɣur, “face”), from Middle Mongol ᠨ᠋ᠢᠭ᠍ᠤᠷ (niɣur /⁠ni'ur⁠/, “face”), from Proto-Mongolic *nixür (“face”).

Akin to Proto-Turkic *yǖŕ (“face”), compare Turkish yüz (“face”), Yakut сүүс (süüs, “forehead”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

нүүр • (nüür) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠭᠤᠷ (niɣur))

  1. face; image; front; façade, facade; page; title

Derived terms

  • нүүр өгөх (nüür ögöx)
  • нүүр улайх (nüür ulajx)
  • нүүр учрах (nüür učrax)
  • нүүр царай (nüür caraj)

See also

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