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
Verb
сэрэх • (serex) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠡᠷᠢᠬᠦ (serikü) or ᠰᠡᠷᠡᠬᠦ (serekü), causative сэрээх)
- to wake up
- to sober up
- to be careful, vigilant
- to keep vigil