ovoo

English

Alternative forms

obo
oboo

Etymology

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

Noun

ovoo (plural ovoos)

(religion) A shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or wood and found on or around mountains.
Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, China

Synonyms

(from Mandarin Chinese) aobao

Translations

a shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia

Chinese:
Mandarin: 敖包 (zh) (áobāo)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Mongolian: овоо (mn) (ovoo)
Naxi: please add this translation if you can
Russian: обо́ (ru) n (obó), обо́о́ (ru) n (obóó), ово́о́ (ru) n (ovóó)
Tibetan: please add this translation if you can

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