ovoo

English

Alternative forms

• obo
• oboo

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian овоо (ovoo, “heap”).

Noun

ovoo (plural ovoos)

1. (religion) A shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or wood and found on or around mountains.

   Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, China

Synonyms

• (from Mandarin Chinese) aobao

Translations

a shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 敖包 (zh) (áobāo)

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Mongolian: овоо (mn) (ovoo)
• Naxi: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: обо́ (ru) n (obó), обо́о́ (ru) n (obóó), ово́о́ (ru) n (ovóó)
• Tibetan: please add this translation if you can