гэр
See also: гер
Buryat
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic: compare Mongolian гэр (ger), Kalmyk гер (ger).
Also compared to Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“yurt, dwelling, home”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡer/, [ɡɤr]
- Hyphenation: гэр
Noun
гэр • (гэр) (Cyrillic ᠭᠡᠷ)
Mongolian
Etymology 1
Mongolian | Cyrillic |
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ᠭᠡᠷ (ger) | гэр (ger) |
- From Classical Mongolian ᠭᠡᠷ (ger), from Middle Mongol [Term?], from Proto-Mongolic *ger. Cognate with Buryat гэр (ger), Khamnigan Mongol гэр (ger), Kalmyk гер (ger), etc.
- Could it also be related to Tibetan གུར (gur) and Proto-Turkic *kerekü (“a type of yurt”)? (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
гэр • (ger)
Declension
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Synonyms
- (house): байшин (bajšin)
Derived terms
- хар гэр (xar ger, “jail, prison”, literally “black house”)
Etymology 2
Mongolian | Cyrillic |
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ᠭᠡᠷᠡ (ger-e) | гэр (ger) |
Noun
гэр • (ger)
- (dated) light
Related terms
- гэрэл (gerel)