шороо

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sïruxa.

Probably related somehow to Proto-Turkic *siāŕ. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Compare Dongxiang shoura, Daur shiroo (“grit found in cereal”), Turkish saz (“rush, reed”), Chuvash шур (šur, “bog, swamp”), Hungarian sár (“mud”) (from Turkic), Evenki сиругӣ (sirugī, “sand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕɔroː/
• Syllabification: шо‧роо

Noun

шороо • (šoroo) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠷᠤᠢ (sirui))

1. soil

Synonyms

• хөрс (xörs)
• газар (gazar)