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Where does “ovoo” come from?

ovoo (English) comes from Mongolian овоо — decorous; tolerable, respectable; cairn, mound,...

ovoo (English): A shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually...

Definitions

  1. A shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually...

Ancestry of “ovoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianовооdecorous; tolerable, respectable; cairn, mound,...

Words derived from “ovoo”

  • obo
Every word from Mongolian овоо →