хөхүүр

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *kökexür, compare East Yugur hküür.

Perhaps equivalent to хөх- (xöx-, to suckle) +‎ -үүр (-üür).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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хөхүүр (xöxüür) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠦᠷ (köküür)); (regular declension)

  1. a leather bag for holding liquid (usually used for fermenting dairy products) wineskin, waterskin, goatskin
  2. snuffbox
    Synonym: хөөрөг (xöörög)

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