зээргэнэ

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Mongolian

An Ephedra Dahurica bush in Töv Aimag

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *jexergene, cognate with Buryat зээргэнэ (zeergene, a name of a plant), Kalmyk зеергне (zeergne, blackberry, forest raspberry), East Yugur jyyrgene (ephedra).

Probably equivalent to зээр (zeer, antelope) +‎ -гэнэ (-gene).

Pronunciation

Noun

зээргэнэ (zeergene) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ (ǰegergen-e)); (regular declension)

  1. ephedra