үсэг

From Sogdian 𐫀𐫇𐫋𐫀𐫐‎ (ʾwjʾk /užāk/, “letter of the alphabet”) via Turkic, perhaps originally from Middle Chinese 字 (dzɨ^H, “letter”). Occasionally confused with үзэг (üzeg, “pen”) as in several other Mongolic languages.

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /usəɡ/, [ˈusɪk]

үсэг • (üseg) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠰᠦᠭ (üsüg)); (regular declension )

1. letter (of the alphabet etc)
2. typeface, font
3. script
4. (obsolete) quill, pen

• (pen): үзэг (üzeg)

• үсгийн дараалал (üsgijn daraalal)
• эгшиг үсэг (egšig üseg)

• цагаан толгой (tsagaan tolgoj, “alphabet”)