зүйр

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Kalmyk зүүр (züür, “comparison, similarity”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡suir/, [t͡suer]

Noun

зүйр • (züjr) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠦᠢᠷ (ǰüir))

1. comparison

Derived terms

• зүйр үг (züjr üg, “proverb, adage”)
• зүйрлэх (züjrlex, “to compare, contrast”)
  • зүйрлэл (züjrlel, “comparison, figure of speech”)