зориг
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡sɔrʲəɡ/, [ˈt͡sɞɾʲɪk]
Etymology 1
зорих (zorih, “to intend”) + -г (-g); if not directly from Common Turkic *yoryk.
Noun
зориг • (zorig) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠣᠷᠢᠭ (ǰorig)); (regular declension )
- goal, intention
- will, volition, will-power
- courage, daring
- (archaic) offering of the best (first) part of the meal (to gods, to guests,...)
Derived terms
- зориглох (zorigloh)
- зоригоор (zorigoor)
- зоригт (zorigt)
Etymology 2
Possibly derived somehow from Sanskrit जलधि (jaladhi).
Number
зориг • (zorig)
- A hundred trillion, 1014