"ger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: gers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Mongolian гэр (ger)/ᠭᠡᠷ (ger). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mn|гэр}} Borrowed from Mongolian гэр (ger) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ger (plural gers)
  1. A yurt.
    Sense id: en-ger-en-noun-CBoXVFKg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gerim [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|he|גֵּר|tr=ger}} Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger) Head templates: {{en-noun|gerim}} ger (plural gerim)
  1. (Judaism) A male convert to Judaism; a Jewish proselyte. Tags: Judaism Coordinate_terms: giyoret
    Sense id: en-ger-en-noun-i9U7K2FH Categories (other): Judaism, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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