хөөрөг
Mongolian
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Wooden_bridge_of_Turgen_river_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Wooden_bridge_of_Turgen_river_-_panoramio.jpg)
From Proto-Mongolic *köxürge, compare Daur xuurugw. Ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *köprüg (Turkish köprü).
Noun
хөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ (gügürge))
Etymology 2
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Ordos_museum.Mongolian_snuff_bottle.jpg/220px-Ordos_museum.Mongolian_snuff_bottle.jpg)
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))
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
Etymology 3
Noun
хөөрөг • (xöörög) (Mongolian spelling)