эргэх

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Mongolian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mongolic *hergi-, compare Buryat эрьехэ (erʹjexe), эрьелдэхэ (erʹjeldexe), Kalmyk эргх (ergx, to spin, go round), Mangghuer herge (to walk, to wander). Outside of Mongolic, compare Yakut эргий (ergiy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /irɡix/, [ˈirɢəx]

Verb[edit]

эргэх (ergex) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠭᠢᠬᠦ (ergikü))

  1. (intransitive) to turn
  2. (transitive) to circumambulate (a stupa or a temple)

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