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Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/kuruxun

This Proto-Mongolic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mongolic

Reconstruction

Unproblematic. Buryat and Kalmyk probably reflect a spelling pronunciation.

Etymology

The +‎ *-xun ending is a common anatomical term suffix.

Noun

*kuruxun

  1. finger, toe

See also
  • *herekei

Descendants
  • Middle Mongol:
    • Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ (quruɣu), ᠬᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤᠨ (quruɣun)
    • Arabic: قوروو (quruwu), قرون (qurūn), قورون (qurūn)
  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠬᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ (quruɣu)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: хуруу (xuruu)
    • Ordos: /xuruː/
  • Kalmyk: хурһн (xurğn)
  • Buryat: хурга (xurga)
  • Khamnigan Mongol: xuruu
  • Daur: xoroo
  • East Yugur: xuruun
  • Monguor:
  • Bonan:
    • Qinghai: ghure
    • Gansu: ghur
  • Kangjia: guru
  • Dongxiang: ghurun
  • Mogholi: qurun, quru

References
  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 434
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