ньуур

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolic, from Middle Mongol ᠨ᠋ᠢᠭ᠍ᠤᠷ (niɣur), compare Mongolian нүүр (nüür, “face”).

Noun

ньуур • (ňuur)

  1. (anatomy) face, countenance
  2. (sur)face (of an object, especially the top or front side)
    остуол ыраас ньуура ― ostuol ïraas ňuura ― the clean surface of a table
  3. (geometry) face

Synonyms

  • сирэй (sirey, “face (anatomy, geometry)”)
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