дээр

Mongolian

Etymology

1. From Proto-Mongolic *dexe-re, equivalent to *дээ (*dee, “up”) +‎ -р (-r). Compare Dongxiang jiere, Buryat дээрэ (deere), Kalmyk деер (deer) and Tuvan дээре (deere).
2. Might be akin to (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) or from Proto-Turkic *tepü (“top, hill, top of the head”), compare Kyrgyz дөбө (döbö), Turkish tepe.
3. See also дэвсэг (devseg, “terrace”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /teːr/,

Postposition

дээр • (deer) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ (deger-e)) (with oblique case)

1. on
2. above
3. in (appearing in writing, recording or other media)
4. in (in a language)

   Synonym: -аар (-aar)

5. at

   Synonym: -д (-d)

Antonyms

• дор (dor, “beneath, below”)

Noun

дээр • (deer)

1. top

Adjective

дээр • (deer)

1. better, preferable

Related terms

• дээш (deeš, “up”)
• дээгүүр (deegüür, “along the top, above”)
• дээд (deed, “upper”)

Tuvan

Etymology 1

Coalesced from earlier metathetic *degir~*deŋir (compare with Khakas тигір (tigìr)), from Proto-Turkic *teŋri (“god; sky”). Cognate with Turkish tanrı (“god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: дээр

Noun

дээр • (deer) (definite accusative дээрни, plural дээрлер)

1. sky

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *dǟ-är (“one may say”). Cognate with Turkish der (“he/she/they/it says”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: дээр

Verb

дээр • (deer) (stem ди-, indefinite past дээн, negative дивес)

1. (transitive) to say, tell

   Ол мени мынчаар кыл дээн. ― Ol meni mınçaar kıl deen. ― He told me to do it like this.

Conjugation

Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *deg-är (“one may touch, reach”).

Verb

дээр • (deer) (stem дег-, indefinite past дегген, negative дегбес)

1. (transitive) to touch

Conjugation

Postposition

дээр • (deer) (+ dative case)

1. until, up to (of time)

   кажанга-даа дээр ― kajanga-daa deer ― forever

   кежээге дээр ― kejeege deer ― until evening