сэрэх

Mongolian

Etymology

Likely from a merger of two Proto-Mongolic verbs: *seri- (“to wake up”) and *sere- (“to notice”), the second probably deriving from Proto-Turkic *seŕ- (“to feel, to understand”).

Compare Middle Mongolian [script needed] (sere-, “to notice”), [script needed] (seri-, “to wake up”), Dongxiang xierei (“to wake up”), Turkish sezmek (“to understand, to sense”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /serəx/

Verb

сэрэх • (sereh) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠡᠷᠢᠬᠦ (serikü) or ᠰᠡᠷᠡᠬᠦ (serekü), causative сэрээх)

  1. to wake up
  2. to sober up
  3. to be careful, vigilant
  4. to keep vigil
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