элэг
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /iɮəɡ/, [ˈiɮɪk]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *heligen, compare Mongghul haliga.
Noun
элэг • (eleg) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠯᠢᠭᠡ (elige)); (hidden-n declension )
- liver (organ)
- blood relation
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Turkic. Compare obsolete Kalmyk элг (elg), Karakhanid اَلُوكْ (elüg, “mockery”).
Noun
элэг • (eleg) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠯᠡᠭ (eleg))
- (object of) mockery, derision
- Synonyms: доог (doog), элэг доог (eleg doog)
Derived terms
- элэг болгох (eleg bolgoh), элэг барих (eleg barih, “to make fun of”)