Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Middle Mongol ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ (ǰimis), from Common Turkic *yẹ̄miš, from Proto-Turkic *yẹ̄miĺč, compare Buryat жэмэс (žemes), Turkish yemiş and Hungarian gyümölcs, a Turkic borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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жимс (žims) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ (ǰimis))

  1. fruit

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