хүзүү

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *küjüxün, compare Buryat хүзүүн (xüzüün), Kalmyk күзүн (küzün), Dongxiang ghuzhun, Daur xujuu.

Pronunciation

Noun

хүзүү (xüzüü) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠦᠵᠦᠭᠦᠦ (küǰügüü)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. neck (of a person, of a bottle...)
  2. headland, neck (narrow piece of dry land projecting into a body of water)

Derived terms

  • хүзүүдэх (xüzüüdex, to hug around the neck, to grab by the neck)
  • хүзүүвч (xüzüüvč, collar, isthmus)
    • хүзүүвчлэх (xüzüüvčlex, to collar)

See also

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