имрэх

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *himer-. Compare East Yugur hemeri.

Perhaps related with Kazakh емеру (emerw, “to bend at edges”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /imrəx/, [ˈimrɪç]

Verb

имрэх • (imreh) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠮᠡᠷᠬᠦ (imerkü))

to twirl between the fingers (hair, paper)
to spin (thread)

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