Mongolian

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠬᠣᠨᠢᠴᠢᠨ
(qoničin)
хоньчин
(xonʹčin)

Etymology

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From Classical Mongolian [Term?], from Middle Mongol (qoničin); equivalent to хонь (xonʹ, sheep) +‎ -чин (-čin, denominal agentive suffix). Cognate with Khamnigan Mongol хоничон (xoničon), Buryat хонишон (xonišon), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • (Khalkha) IPA(key): /xɔnʲ.t͡ʃʰiŋ/, [χɜnʲ.t͡ʃʰɪɴ̟]
  • Hyphenation: хонь‧чин

Noun

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хоньчин (xonʹčin)

  1. shepherd

Declension

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