хөөрөг

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xoːrəɡ/, [ˈxoːɾʊk]

Etymology 1

A wooden bridge over Turgen river

From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, compare Daur xuurugw. Ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *köprüg (Turkish köprü).

Doublet of гүүр (güür).

Noun

хөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))

1. bridge

   Synonym: гүүр (güür)

Etymology 2

A Mongolian snuff bottle at Ordos museum

From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, presumably from Proto-Turkic *körük (“bellows”).

Compare East Yugur küürge, Turkish körük, Bashkir күрек (kürek).

Noun

хөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))

1. bellows
2. pump
3. snuffbox

   Synonym: хөхүүр (xöxüür)

Usage notes

• Sometimes ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠦᠷ (köküür) is prescribed as a proper spelling of хөөрөг when used to mean snuffbox, however this is a different lexeme. See хөхүүр (xöxüür).

Derived terms

• хөөрөг зөрүүлэх (xöörög zörüülex, “to exchange snuff as a greeting”)

See also

• тамхи (tamxi, “tobacco, snuff”)

Etymology 3

Noun

хөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling)

1. tambourine, drum