хуурай

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Mongolian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *kuxuraï, equivalent to *kuxu- (to dry) +‎ -рай (-raj), likely related to Proto-Turkic *kurɨ- (to dry).

Compare East Yugur xuurii, Turkish kuru (dry).

Adjective

хуурай (xuuraj)

  1. dry
    Antonym: нойтон (nojton)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *kaxuraï, compare Daur xaur.

Noun

хуурай (xuuraj)

  1. file (tool)