тэрс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Old Uyghur [script needed] (ters, “false, awkward”), perhaps from Persian ‎ (tarsâ, “Christian”). [1]

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /tʰirs/, [tʰirs]

Adjective

тэрс • (ters) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠷᠰ (ters))

Synonyms

(heretical): тэрсүүд (tersüüd)
(contrary): зөрүүд (zörüüd), эсрэг (esreg), сөргүү (sörgüü)

Derived terms

тэрслэх (tersleh, “to rebel, to dissent”)

References

Doerfer, Gerhard (1965) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission; 19) (in German), volume 2, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, § 880

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