зээргэнэ
Mongolian
An Ephedra Dahurica bush in Töv Aimag
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *jexergene, cognate with Buryat зээргэнэ (zeergene, “a name of a plant”), Kalmyk зеергне (zeyergne, “blackberry, forest raspberry”), East Yugur jyyrgene (“ephedra”).
Probably equivalent to зээр (zeer, “antelope”) + -гэнэ (-gene).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡seːrɡən/, [ˈt͡seːrɡɪn]
Noun
зээргэнэ • (zeergene) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡᠨᠡ (ǰegergen-e)); (regular declension )
- ephedra