мөр

See also: mep, MEP, mép, mop, Mop, MOP, мер, мор, and Appendix:Variations of "mor"

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /mor/, [mʊr]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *möre (“shoulder”), perhaps related further with Proto-Tungusic *muire.

Compare Daur mur, Evenki мирэ (mirə), Nanai нгуйрэ.

Noun

мөр • (mör) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠥᠷᠦ (mörü)); (hidden-n declension )

shoulder
(by extension) shoulders (of a bottle, of clothing)
blunt side (of a knife, hatchet...)
edges of a bow handle

Derived terms

мөрөвч (mörövč, “shoulder-strap, shoulder pad”)
- мөрөвчлөх (mörövčlöh, “to shoulder”)
мөрлөх (mörlöh, “to shoulder”)

See also

дал (dal, “scapula”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *mör (“trail, path”), compare Dongxiang mo (“road, path”).

Noun

мөр • (mör) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠥᠷ (mör)); (regular declension )

road, path, way
trail, trace
(by extension) evidence
furrow
line, stanza

Synonyms

(trail): ором (orom)
(path): зам (zam)
(evidence): баримт (barimt)

Derived terms

мөрдөх (mördöh, “to pursue, to adhere”)
мөрлөх (mörlöh, “to track”)

See also

мөрөн (mörön, “river”)

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