хиргисүүр

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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хиргис (xirgis, Kyrgyz) +‎ үүр (üür, nest, *grave), but see etymology at уурхай (uurxaj, mine).

Named after ancient Kyrgyz people, presumably referring to other early Turkic peoples by extension.

Noun

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хиргисүүр (xirgisüür)

  1. (archaeology) ancient grave mounds left by earlier civilizations on the territory of modern Mongolia