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

Noun

цэрэг • (cereg)

  1. soldier

Declension

Derived terms

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