Etymology

Doublet of хөөрөг ‎(höörög), presumably from Proto-Mongolic *köxürge although with unexpected initial voicing and missing -ge, which is present in classical script and the doublet. Ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *köprüg, compare Turkish köprü.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /guːr/, [guːr]