Southern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *čerig. Cognate to Kyrgyz черүү (cerüü, “army”), etc.
Noun
черӱ • (čerü)
- soldier, army
References
- N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “черӱ”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN