сэргэ

Yakut

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related with Buryat сэргэ (serge). Perhaps compare Yakut сүрдьүгэс (sürjüges, “pole serving as a basis for a fence”).

Noun

сэргэ • (serge)

1. (equestrianism) tethering post, hitching post (used to tie a horse, as well as a symbol of traditional Yakut horse breeding)

   Hypernym: баҕана (bağana)

2. a similar peg or pole used to leash a bull

Derived terms

• дьон-сэргэ (jon-serge, “people, society”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Postposition

сэргэ • (serge)

1. (literally or figuratively) next to, along with, alongside

Usage notes

When used figuratively, it can also be translated as "at the same time (as)".