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᠊

1. Extends the stem between letters in the Mongolian script.

• Unicode Standard 12.0 Chapter 13

᠊ • (-)

1. Extends the stem between letters.
2. (linguistics) Used at the start or end of an isolated lexeme to denote that it is orthographically attached to a stem.

᠊ • (-)

1. Extends the stem between letters.
2. (linguistics) Used at the start or end of an isolated lexeme to denote that it is orthographically attached to a stem.

In the Mongolian script, derivational affixes are similar to those in English, in that they attach directly to the stem. On the other hand, inflectional affixes are orthographically detached from the stem (represented in Unicode by U+202F NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE). The nirugu is therefore used in grammar and linguistic texts to denote the difference when displaying affixes in isolation. For example:

• ᠊ᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ (-duɣar) (derivational; with nirugu; denotes an ordinal number)

  ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ― qoyaduɣar ― second

• ᠠᠴᠠ (ača) (inflectional; without nirugu; denotes the ablative case)

  ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠠᠴᠠ ― qota-ača ― from the city