зарим

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *jarïm (“half”), from Proto-Turkic *yārïm.

Compare Dongxiang zharun, Turkish yarım.

The evolution of sense to some, certain is shared with Buryat зарим (zarim) and Kalmyk зәрм (zärm).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡sarʲəm/, [ˈt͡sæɾʲɪm]

Adjective

зарим • (zarim) (Mongolian spelling ᠵ‍ᠠ‍ᠷᠢᠮ (ǰ‍a‍rim))

1. some, a certain
2. (idiomatic) half

Derived terms

• зарим нь (zarim nʹ)
• заримдаа (zarimdaa)
• зарим нэг (zarim neg)