Mongolian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *sirkeg. Compare Buryat шэрхэг (šerxeg), Kalmyk ширкг (şirkg) and Daur shirgee.
Pronunciation[edit]
ширхэг • (širxeg) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠷᠬᠡᠭ (sirkeg))
- thread, filament
- Synonym: утас (utas)
- fibre, bristle
- grain (of cereals), piece (of paper)