шанаа

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sïnaxa, connected with Proto-Tungusic *sian (“ear”) by Ramstedt.

Compare Daur shinaa (“wedge, cheekbone”), Evenki се̄н (sēn).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ʃana/, [ʃaˈna]

Noun

шанаа • (šanaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠨᠠ (sina)); (hidden-n declension)

1. cheekbone, cheek region
2. temple

   Synonym: чамархай (čamarxaj)

Derived terms

• өргөн шанаа (örgön šanaa, “high cheekbones”)

See also

• хацар (xacar, “cheek”)
• эрүү (erüü, “jaw”)