Proto-Mongolian: *borgija
Meaning: 1 river rift 2 hill, mound; frail soil with poor vegetation
Russian meaning: 1 речной порог, перекат 2 холм, насыпь; рыхлая земля с бедной растительностью
Written Mongolian: borgija 1, 2 (L 121) Khalkha: borgio 1, 2
Buriat: bōri 2, borjo-gor 'неровный, каменистый'
Comments: Mong. > Evk. borī, Orok bōri. Cf. also bartaɣa (L 89) 'uneven terrain, broken country; hillock, knoll' ( < *bortaɣa ?); Ord. borǯoŋ 'croûte de salpêtre ou de sel mêlés de terre qui se forme à la surface des terrains salpêtreux et sur les bords des lacs de sel', Kalm. borǯǝŋ 'быстрина'. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-reference,