цэрэг

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠴᠡᠷᠢᠭ
(čerig)
цэрэг
(cereg)
A Mongolian soldier

Etymology

  1. From Proto-Mongolic *cerig, compare Buryat сэрэг (sereg), Kalmyk церг (tserg), Daur celle, Mongghul qirig.
  2. From Proto-Turkic *čerig (troops, soldier), Turkish çeri (soldier), Chuvash ҫар (śar, army).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͜sʰe.rɘ̝̆k]
  • Hyphenation: цэ‧рэг

Noun

цэрэг • (cereg)

  1. soldier
  2. (military) army

Declension

Derived terms

  • цэрэгжих (ceregžix, to train troops, to militarize)
  • цэрэглэх (cereglex, to wage war, to attack)
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