шонхор
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
Possibly originally from a Turkic source (compare Karakhanid [script needed] (siŋqur)), later (re-)borrowed by various Turkic languages.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ʃɔŋxɔr/, [ʃɔ̙ɴχɞ̙r]
Noun edit
шонхор • (šonxor) (Mongolian spelling ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠤᠷ (šoŋqur))
Derived terms edit
- начин шонхор (način šonxor, “common kestrel”)
- цагаан шонхор (cagaan šonxor, “gyrfalcon”)
- жадан шонхор (žadan šonxor, “gyrfalcon”)
- идлэг шонхор (idleg šonxor, “saker falcon”)
Descendants edit
Adjective edit
шонхор • (šonxor)
- (of a nose) high, aquiline