yasun

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *yasun. Cognate to Mongolian яс (jas), Buryat яһан (jahan), Kalmyk ясн (yasn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑˈsun/

Noun

yasun

1. bone
2. piece of meat

   yasun egvi

   to chop the meat into pieces

3. seniority among generations in a family or clan; position in the family hierarchy

   yasun fugie

   older, senior

References

• Ma Guozhong (马国忠), Chen Yuanlong (陈元龙) (2000) “yasun”, in 东乡语汉语词典 [Dongxiang-Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), Lanzhou: 甘肃民族出版社, →ISBN, page 438