цайр

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡sʰair/, [t͡sʰæer]

Etymology 1

Perhaps a back-formation from цайрах (cajrax, “to fade, to whiten”)., compare Buryat сайр (sajr, “aluminium”).

Noun

цайр • (cajr) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠠᠶᠢᠷ (čayir)); (regular declension)

1. zinc

Etymology 2

Noun

цайр • (cajr)

1. (botany) a kind of plant; an ashy colored bush with red seed

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