сармис
Mongolian
Alternative forms
- саримсаг (sarimsag)
- саримс (sarims)
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *sarïmsag from Proto-Turkic *sarɨmsak, perhaps a derivation of *sarma- (“to wrap”) [1], for further possible cognates, see Chinese 蒜 (suàn).
Compare Dongxiang samusa, Turkish sarımsak.
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /sarmʲəs/, [ˈsærʲmʲɪs]
Noun
сармис • (sarmis); (hidden-n declension )
- garlic
Related terms
- хумс (hums, “claw, clove”)
References
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 853