имрэх

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *himer-. Compare East Yugur hemeri.

Perhaps related with Kazakh емеру (emeru, “to bend at edges”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /imrəx/, [ˈimrɪç]

Verb

имрэх • (imrex) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠮᠡᠷᠬᠦ (imerkü))

1. to twirl between the fingers (hair, paper)
2. to spin (thread)