тойруу

Mongolian

Etymology

тойрох (tojrox, “to skirt, to bypass”) +‎ -уу (-uu), compare Buryat тойруу (tojruu).

Pronunciation

Adjective

тойруу • (tojruu) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠣᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭᠤ (toɣuriɣu))

  1. roundabout, indirect (road)
    Synonym: холуур (xoluur)
    Antonym: дөт (döt)
  2. (figuratively) indirect, implicit, devious
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