тойруу

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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