гэргий

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡᠢ (gergei), from Middle Mongol 格兒該 (gé-ér-gāi /⁠gergei⁠/), a derivation from Proto-Mongolic *ger (“yurt, house”).

Pronunciation

Noun

гэргий • (gergii) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡᠢ (gergei))

  1. wife
    Synonym: эхнэр (exner)
    Antonym: нөхөр (nöxör)

Derived terms

  • авааль гэргий (avaalʹ gergii)
  • бэлэвсэн гэргий (belevsen gergii, “widow”)
  • гэргий авах (gergii avax, “to get married”)

Further reading

  • гэргий in Болор толь (Bolor tolʹ, “Bolor Dictionary”)
  • “гэргий”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
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