сэрэх

Mongolian

Etymology

Likely from a merger of two Proto-Mongolic verbs: *seri- (“to wake up”) and *sere- (“to notice”), the second probably deriving from Proto-Turkic *seŕ- (“to feel, to understand”).

Compare Middle Mongol [script needed] (sere-, “to notice”), [script needed] (seri-, “to wake up”), Dongxiang xierei (“to wake up”), Turkish sezmek (“to understand, to sense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /serəx/

Verb

сэрэх • (serex) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠡᠷᠢᠬᠦ (serikü) or ᠰᠡᠷᠡᠬᠦ (serekü), causative сэрээх)

1. to wake up
2. to sober up
3. to be careful, vigilant
4. to keep vigil