зүйр
Mongolian
Etymology
Cognate with Kalmyk зүүр (züür, “comparison, similarity”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡suir/, [t͡suer]
Noun
зүйр • (züjr) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠦᠢᠷ (ǰüir))
- comparison
Derived terms
- зүйр үг (züjr üg, “proverb, adage”)
- зүйрлэх (züjrleh, “to compare, contrast”)
- зүйрлэл (züjrlel, “comparison, figure of speech”)