-уурь

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Mongolian[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
᠊ᠭᠤᠷᠢ
(-ɣuri)
-уурь
(-uurʹ)

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps an early alternant of -вар (-var), from Proto-Mongolic *-burï ~ *-xurï. Alternatively, from the -рь (-rʹ) suffix, extended with an unidentified formant.

Suffix[edit]

-уурь (-uurʹ)

  1. Forms abstract nouns or locations associated with a verb.
    Synonym: -ууль (-uulʹ)

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • -уур (-uur) (forms instrument nouns)
  • -уул (-uul) (forms instrument and occupational nouns)

See also[edit]

  • -уур (-uur) (superficially similar suffix)