Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/ǰirüken

This Proto-Mongolic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mongolic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Turkic *yürek. [1]

Noun

*ǰirüken

  1. heart

Descendants

  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠵᠢᠷᠦᠬᠡ (ǰirüke)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: зүрх (zürx)
  • Buryat: зүрхэн (zürxen)
  • Khamnigan Mongol: дзүрэкү (dzürekü)
  • Kalmyk: зүркн (zürkn)
  • Monguor:
    • Mangghuer: zhuerge
    • Mongghul: jirihga
  • Bonan: jirge
  • Kangjia: jirge
  • Dongxiang: zhugve

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “yürek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011), Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎[1], Utrecht: LOT, page 328
  • Rozycki, William Vincent (1994), Mongol Elements in Manchu (Uralic and Altaic series; 157), Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, page 98