-уурь
Mongolian
Etymology
Perhaps an early alternant of -вар (-var), from Lua error in Module:links at line 217: The specified language Proto-Mongolic is unattested, while the given term does not begin with '*' to indicate that it is reconstructed..
Or alternatively from the -рь (-rʹ) suffix, extended with an unidentified formant.
Suffix
-уурь • (-uurʹ) (Mongolian spelling -ᠭᠤᠷᠢ (-ɣuri)) (complying with vowel harmony)
- forms nouns denoting places associated with an activity or abstract nouns
Derived terms
Related terms
- -ууль (-uulʹ) (originally a dissimilative variant after stems containing r)
See also
- -уур (-uur) (superficially similar suffix)