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2024
ovoo
ovoo
English
Noun
ovoo
(
plural
ovoos
)
A
shamanistic
cairn
found in
Mongolia
, usually made from
rocks
or
wood
and found on or around
mountains
.
Translations
a shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia
Chinese:
Mandarin:
敖包
(zh)
(
áobāo
)
Mongolian:
овоо
(mn)
(
ovoo
)
Russian:
обо́
(ru)
n
(
obó
)
,
обо́о́
n
(
obóó
)
,
ово́о́
n
(
ovóó
)
Etymology
Borrowing
from
Mongolian
овоо
(
ovoo
,
“
heap
”
)
.
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