-уур

Mongolian

Etymology 1
MongolianCyrillic
᠊ᠭᠤᠷ
(-ɣur)		-уур
(-uur)

From Proto-Mongolic *-xur from earlier *-pur as evidenced by Evenki cognates [1]

Alternative forms
  • -уул (-uul) (after stems containing r)

Suffix

-уур • (-uur)

  1. Forms instrument nouns from verbs.
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -уур 
back vowelfront vowel
-уур
-uur		-үүр
-üür
Derived terms
Mongolian terms suffixed with -уур
See also

Etymology 2
MongolianCyrillic
᠊ᠭᠤᠷ
(-ɣur)		-уур
(-uur)

Similar in shape and meaning to the instrumental case -аар (-aar) suffix. Not present in Classical Mongolian.

Suffix

-уур • (-uur)

  1. Uses spatial roots to form adverbs denoting approximate location or movement along the side.
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -уур 
back vowelfront vowel
-уур
-uur		-үүр
-üür
See also

References
  1. Nicholas Poppe (1960) “On some Mongolian loan words in Evenki”, in Central Asiatic Studies, volume V, number 4
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