Buryat edit

Alternative scripts
Classical Mongolian ᠰᠢᠲ᠋ᠢ
siti
Latin (1931–1936)a Çite
Latin (1937–1939)b [Term?]
Cyrillic Шэтэ
Šete
a Based on the southern Tsongol–Sartul dialect.
b Based on the eastern Khori dialect.

Etymology edit

Possibly from Evenki. Compare Russian Чита́ (Čitá) and Khamnigan Mongol Чита (Chita). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃe.te/, [ʃɨ̞.tʰɤ̞]
  • Hyphenation: Шэ‧тэ

Proper noun edit

Шэтэ (Šete)

  1. Chitinka (a river in Trans-Baikalian Russia, left tributary of the Ingoda)
    Шэтэ голŠete golthe Chitinka River
  2. Chita (a city in Trans-Baikalian Russia)
    Шэтэ хотоŠete xotothe City of Chita

Declension edit

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.