зүйр

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Kalmyk зүүр (züür, “comparison, similarity”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡suir/, [t͡suer]

Noun

зүйр • (züjr) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠦᠢᠷ (ǰüir))

comparison

Derived terms

зүйр үг (züjr üg, “proverb, adage”)
зүйрлэх (züjrleh, “to compare, contrast”)
- зүйрлэл (züjrlel, “comparison, figure of speech”)

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