зэрлэг

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

Descendants

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  • → Daur: jerleg (“sly, wild”)
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