sharpshooter clever, wise 2 realizations FAMILY: Altaic
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme мэргэн (mergen)
meaning 1 sharpshooter
direction
meaning 2 wise, smart
reference BAMRS 2001-2002
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme мерген
meaning 1 sharpshooter
direction
meaning 2 wise, genial, insightful
reference Tenišev 2008
comment Presumably a Mongolian borrowing