зэрлэг

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat зэрлиг (zerlig), Kalmyk зэрлг (zerlg), Daur jerleg.

Perhaps analyzable as Proto-Turkic *yẹr (“ground, land”) +‎ -лэг (-leg), see Turkish yer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡serɮəɡ/

Adjective

зэрлэг • (zerleg) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡᠷᠯᠢᠭ (ǰerlig))

  1. wild (not domesticated)
  2. savage, barbaric
  3. ferocious

Descendants
  • → Daur: jerleg (“sly, wild”)
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