зээ

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡seː/, [t͡seː]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *jexe, presumably from Proto-Turkic *yegen (“nephew”).

Compare Dongxiang zhe, Turkish yeğen.

Noun

зээ • (zee) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠡ (ǰige)); (regular declension )

  1. sister or daughter's child

Etymology 2

Interjection

зээ • (zee)

  1. indicates acknowledgement or admittance
  2. said when starting a poem or a speech
  3. sic'em (inciting a dog to attack)

Etymology 3

Probably from Middle Chinese 箭 (tsiɛnH, “arrow”), perhaps via Manchu ᠵᠠᠨ (jan, “whistling arrow, whistle placed on an arrow”).

Noun

зээ • (zee) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠡ (ǰe))

  1. bulbous chamber on an arrow directly underneath the arrowhead that produces a whistling sound during flight.
  2. part of the arrow directly underneath the arrowhead
See also

Etymology 4

Noun

зээ • (zee)

  1. Only used in зээ хас (zee has)

Etymology 5

Noun

зээ • (zee)

  1. Only used in зээ царцаахай (zee tsartsaahaj)
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