тойруу

Mongolian

Etymology

тойрох (tojrox, “to skirt, to bypass”) +‎ -уу (-uu), compare Buryat тойруу (tojruu).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /tʰɔirʊ/, [ˈtʰɞeɾo̙]

Adjective

тойруу • (tojruu) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠣᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭᠤ (toɣuriɣu))

roundabout, indirect (road)
Synonym: холуур (xoluur)

Antonym: дөт (döt)
(figuratively) indirect, implicit, devious

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.