Etymology

Sogo Nur

Today it means: A lake in Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China. Full definition →

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The story

From Written Oirat, with the latter half from ᠨᡇᡇᠷ (nuur, “lake”).

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