гергн

Kalmyk

Cyrillic Clear Script
гергн (gergn) ᡎᡄᠷᡎᡄᠨ (gergen)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *gergen; by surface analysis, *ger (“wife”) +‎ *-gen (a nominal suffix). Cognate with Mongolian гэргэн (gergen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡerˈɡən/

Noun

гергн • (gergn) (plural гергд or гергчуд)

  1. wife; female spouse

Derived terms

  • герг авх (gerg avx)
  • герго (gergo)
  • гергтә (gergtä)

References

  • Muniev, B. D. (1977), “гергн”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 139a
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