шороо

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *sïruxa.

Probably related somehow to Proto-Turkic *siāŕ. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Compare Dongxiang shoura, Daur shiroo (grit found in cereal), Turkish saz (rush, reed), Chuvash шур (šur, bog, swamp), Hungarian sár (mud) (from Turkic), Evenki сиругӣ (sirugī, sand).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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шороо (šoroo) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠷᠤᠢ (sirui))

  1. soil

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