цэрэг

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Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠴᠡᠷᠢᠭ
(čerig)
цэрэг
(cereg)
A Mongolian soldier

Etymology

  1. From Proto-Mongolic *cerig, compare Buryat сэрэг (sereg), Kalmyk церг (tserg), Daur celle, Mongghul qirig.
  2. From Proto-Turkic *čerig (troops, soldier), Turkish çeri (soldier), Chuvash ҫар (śar, army).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: цэ‧рэг

Noun

цэрэг (cereg)

  1. soldier
  2. (military) army

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