морин хуур

Mongolian

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ
ᠲᠣᠯᠣᠭᠠᠢ
ᠲᠠᠢ
ᠬᠣᠭᠣᠷ (morin toloɣai tai qoɣor, “fiddle with a horse's head”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /mɔrʊŋ xʊːr/

Noun

морин хуур • (morin huur) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ
ᠬᠤᠭᠤᠷ (morin quɣur))

horse-head fiddle (string instrument with a carved horse head on top)

See also

хийл (hijl)

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