эргэх

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *hergi-, compare Buryat эрьехэ (erʹjexe), эрьелдэхэ (erʹjeldexe), Kalmyk эргх (ergx, “to spin, go round”), Mangghuer herge (“to walk, to wander”). Outside of Mongolic, compare Yakut эргий (ergiy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /irɡix/, [ˈirɢəx]

Verb

эргэх • (ergex) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠭᠢᠬᠦ (ergikü))

1. (intransitive) to turn
2. (transitive) to circumambulate (a stupa or a temple)

Derived terms

• эргүүлэх (ergüülex)