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Meanings
1
A portable, round tent traditionally used by nomads in Central Asia, especially Mongolia. The Japanese term is a loanword from Chinese 包 (bāo).
from Chinese bāo
See also: ゲル
On the Mongolian steppe, several white yurts stood.
They served fermented mare's milk inside a traditional yurt.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に包を建てるto put up/erect a yurt (in a place)
The nomads erected a yurt on the grassland.
- 包に住むto live in a yurt
Nomads in Inner Mongolia still live in yurts today.