зээ
Mongolian
Pronunciation
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡seː/, [t͡seː]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *jexe, presumably from Proto-Turkic *yegen (“nephew”).
Compare Dongxiang zhe, Turkish yeğen.
Noun
зээ • (zee) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠡ (ǰige)); (regular declension )
- sister or daughter's child
Interjection
зээ • (zee)
- indicates acknowledgement or admittance
- said when starting a poem or a speech
- sic'em (inciting a dog to attack)
Etymology 3
Probably from Middle Chinese 箭 (tsiɛnH, “arrow”), perhaps via Manchu ᠵᠠᠨ (jan, “whistling arrow, whistle placed on an arrow”).
Noun
зээ • (zee) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡ (ǰe))
- bulbous chamber on an arrow directly underneath the arrowhead that produces a whistling sound during flight.
- part of the arrow directly underneath the arrowhead
See also
- бороо (boroo, “whistling arrowhead”)
Noun
зээ • (zee)
- Only used in зээ хас (zee has)
Noun
зээ • (zee)
- Only used in зээ царцаахай (zee tsartsaahaj)