зурах
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *jïru-, with pre-breaking found in all modern languages. Perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *yạŕ- (“to write”), Proto-Turkic *čïŕ- (“to draw”) or Proto-Tungusic *ńiru- (“to write”).
Compare Buryat зураха (zuraxa), Kalmyk зурх (zurh), Mangghuer zhuru (“to write”), Middle Mongol جیروقسان (jiruqsan, “drawn”), Turkish yazmak, Turkish çizmek, Nanai ниру-, Yakut суруй (suruy).
Verb
зурах • (zurax) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠬᠤ (ǰiruqu), causative зуруулах, passive зурагдах)
- to draw (produce a picture)
- to write
- Synonym: бичих (bičix)
- to streak (draw a line with a sharp object)
- to describe
Derived terms
- зураг (zurag, “picture”)
- зураас (zuraas, “nick, line”)