зээ

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡seː/, [t͡seː]

1. From Proto-Mongolic *jexe, compare Dongxiang zhe.
2. Presumably from Proto-Turkic *yegen (“nephew”), compare Turkish yeğen.

зээ • (zee) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠡ (ǰige)); (regular declension)

1. sister or daughter's child

зээ • (zee)

1. indicates acknowledgement or admittance
2. said when starting a poem or a speech
3. sic'em (inciting a dog to attack)

Probably from Middle Chinese 箭 (tsiɛn^H, “arrow”), perhaps via Manchu ᠵᠠᠨ (jan, “whistling arrow, whistle placed on an arrow”).

зээ • (zee) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡ (ǰe))

1. bulbous chamber on an arrow directly underneath the arrowhead that produces a whistling sound during flight.
2. part of the arrow directly underneath the arrowhead

• бороо (boroo, “whistling arrowhead”)

зээ • (zee)

1. Only used in зээ хас (zee xas)

зээ • (zee)

1. Only used in зээ царцаахай (zee carcaaxaj)