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From Proto-Mongolic *sirkeg. Compare Buryat шэрхэг (šerxeg), Kalmyk ширкг (şirkg) and Daur shirgee.
ширхэг • (širxeg) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠷᠬᠡᠭ (sirkeg))
- thread, filament
- Synonym: утас (utas)
- fibre, bristle
- grain (of cereals), piece (of paper)