нүүр

See also: нуур

Mongolian

Etymology

From Middle Mongolian [script needed] (ni'ur, “face”), from Proto-Mongolic *nixür (“face”). Akin to Proto-Turkic *yǖŕ (“face”), compare Turkish yüz (“face”), Yakut сүүс (süüs, “forehead”).

Noun

нүүр • (nüür) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠭᠤᠷ (niɣur))

  1. face; image; front; façade, facade; page; title

Derived terms
  • нүүр улайх (nüür ulajh)
  • нүүр учрах (nüür učrah)
  • нүүр царай (nüür tsaraj)
  • нүүр өгөх (nüür ögöh)

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