Etymology

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Today it means: A shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or wood and found on or around mountains. Full definition →

Mongolian овоо
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  1. Mongolian · borrowed fromовоо“heap”
  2. English todayovoo

Borrowed from Mongolian овоо (ovoo, “heap”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.