Mongolian edit

MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠪᠳᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ
(abdar-a)
авдар
(avdar)

Etymology edit

From Middle Mongol ᠠᠪᠳᠤᠷ᠎ᠠ (abdur-a). Compare Evenki абдо̄ра (abdōra).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

авдар (avdar); (regular declension)

  1. box
    Synonym: хайрцаг (xajrcag)
  2. chest, closet

Usage notes edit

  • Most often used of furniture or smaller wooden boxes storing valuables, хайрцаг (xajrcag) being the more general word for 'box'.

Declension edit