хүрээ

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kürixen, compare Daur kurie.

Some senses may be due to reinterpretation as хүрэх (hüreh, “to reach”) +‎ -ээ(н) (-ee(n)).

Noun

хүрээ • (hüree) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ (küriy-e)); (hidden-n declension )

  1. enclosure
    Synonyms: хашаа (hašaa), хороо (horoo), хашаа хүрээ (hašaa hüree)
    1. pen (for animals)
    2. yard
  2. camp, settlement
    1. quarter, district
    2. monastery
      Synonym: хийд (hijd)
    3. (obsolete) barracks
  3. edge
    1. fence
      Synonym: хашаа (hašaa)
    2. frame (of glasses, ...)
    3. brim (of a glass, hat, ...)
    4. contour
    5. border
  4. circle, clique (group of persons)
  5. range, limit, sphere (of influence, knowledge, ...)
  6. (biology) phylum

Derived terms

See also

  • хорио (horio)
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