зээ

Mongolian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. sister or daughter's child

Etymology 2

Interjection

зээ • (zee)

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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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

See also

• бороо (boroo, “whistling arrowhead”)

Etymology 4

Noun

зээ • (zee)

1. Only used in зээ хас (zee xas)

Etymology 5

Noun

зээ • (zee)

1. Only used in зээ царцаахай (zee carcaaxaj)