арслң
Kalmyk
editCyrillic | Clear Script |
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арслң (arslñ) | ᠠᠷᠰᠠᠯᠠᡊ(arsalang) |
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUltimately from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan (“lion”).
Noun
editарслң • (arslñ)
Derived terms
edit- арслң зан (arslñ zan)
Etymology 2
editUncertain. If the same as Etymology 1, then the original coin or currency (that supposedly depicted a lion) is unknown. A folk etymology suggests it is a compound of орс (ors, “Russian”) + Chinese 兩/两 (liǎng), but the shift /o/ > /a/ is not expected.
Noun
editарслң • (arslñ)
- ruble (currency)
References
edit- Muniev, B. D. (1977) “арслң”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 50b