заарь

Mongolian

Etymology

1. From Proto-Mongolic *jïxar, compare Daur jaar, East Yugur jaar.
2. The Mongolic root seems to derive from Proto-Turkic *yïpar, compare Bashkir йофар (yofar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡saːr/

Noun

заарь • (zaarʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠷ (ǰiɣar)); (hidden-n declension)

1. musk (odour, secretion)
2. musk gland

   Hypernym: булчирхай (bulčirxaj)

3. body odour

   Synonym: хулмас (xulmas)

See also

• хүдэр (xüder, “musk deer”)