See also: bers, berś, berš, bērs, and bȩ̃rs

Mongolian

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Etymology 1

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠪᠡᠷᠰ
(bers)
бэрс
(bers)

Variant of бар (bar) and барс (bars) ‘(male) tiger’ with front vowels for feminineness.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pe̝r̥s]
  • Hyphenation: бэрс

Noun

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бэрс (bers)

  1. tigress

Etymology 2

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠪᠡᠷᠰᠡ
(berse)
бэрс
(bers)

From Classical Persian فرزین (farzīn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pe̝r̥s]
  • Hyphenation: бэрс

Noun

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бэрс (bers); (hidden-n declension)

  1. (chess) queen

See also

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Chess pieces in Mongolian · шатрын дүрс (šatryn dürs) (layout · text)
           
ноён (nojon) бэрс (bers) тэрэг (tereg) тэмээ (temee) морь (morʹ) хүү (xüü)