түймэр

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *tüimer, from *tü-. Perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *dögün (“brand”), (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) see төөнөх (töönöx, “to cauterize”).

Compare East Yugur tüümir, tüümer, Daur tuimur.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /tʰuimər/, [ˈtʰuemɪr]

Noun

түймэр • (tüjmer) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠦᠢᠮᠡᠷ (tüimer)); (regular declension)

1. conflagration, wildfire, blaze

Hypernyms

• гал (gal, “fire”)

Related terms

• түлэх (tülex, “to burn, to set (fire)”)
• түүдэг (tüüdeg, “bonfire”)