зээргэнэ

Mongolian

An Ephedra Dahurica bush in Töv Aimag

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *jexergene, cognate with Buryat зээргэнэ (zeergene, “a name of a plant”), Kalmyk зеергне (zeergne, “blackberry, forest raspberry”), East Yugur jyyrgene (“ephedra”).

Probably equivalent to зээр (zeer, “antelope”) +‎ -гэнэ (-gene).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡seːrɡən/, [ˈt͡seːrɡɪn]

Noun

зээргэнэ • (zeergene) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ (ǰegergen-e)); (regular declension)

1. ephedra