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))
- wild (not domesticated)
- savage, barbaric
- ferocious
Descendants
- → Daur: jerleg (“sly, wild”)