хүрээ

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kürixen, compare Daur kurie.

Some senses may be due to reinterpretation as хүрэх (xürex, “to reach”) +‎ -ээ(н) (-ee(n)).

Noun

хүрээ • (xüree) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ (küriy-e)); (hidden-n declension)

1. enclosure

   Synonyms: хашаа (xašaa), хороо (xoroo), хашаа хүрээ (xašaa xüree)

   1. pen (for animals)
   2. yard
2. camp, settlement
   1. quarter, district
   2. monastery

      Synonym: хийд (xiid)

   3. (obsolete) barracks
3. edge
   1. fence

      Synonym: хашаа (xašaa)

   2. frame (of glasses, ...)
   3. brim (of a glass, hat, ...)
   4. contour
   5. border
4. circle, clique (group of persons)
5. range, limit, sphere (of influence, knowledge, ...)
6. (biology) phylum

Derived terms

• Хүрээ (Xüree, “historical name of Ulaanbaatar”)
• хүрээлэх (xüreelex, “to enclose”)
• хүрээлэн (xüreelen, “institute, garden”)

See also

• хорио (xorio)