зэрлэг

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat зэрлиг (zerlig), Kalmyk зэрлг (zerlg), Daur jerleg.

Perhaps analyzable as Proto-Turkic *yẹr (“ground, land”) +‎ -лэг (-leg), see Turkish yer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡serɮəɡ/

Adjective

зэрлэг • (zerleg) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡᠷᠯᠢᠭ (ǰerlig))

1. wild (not domesticated)
2. savage, barbaric
3. ferocious

Descendants

• → Daur: jerleg (“sly, wild”)