зээргэнэ

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 (zeyergne, “blackberry, forest raspberry”), East Yugur jyyrgene (“ephedra”).

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡seːrɡən/, [ˈt͡seːrɡɪn]

Noun

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

  1. ephedra
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