шонхор

Mongolian

Etymology

Possibly originally from a Turkic source (compare Karakhanid [script needed] (siŋqur)), later (re-)borrowed by various Turkic languages.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ʃɔŋxɔr/, [ʃɔ̙ɴχɞ̙r]

Noun

шонхор • (šonxor) (Mongolian spelling ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠤᠷ (šongqur))

1. falcon

Derived terms

• начин шонхор (način šonxor, “common kestrel”)
• цагаан шонхор (cagaan šonxor, “gyrfalcon”)
• жадан шонхор (žadan šonxor, “gyrfalcon”)
• идлэг шонхор (idleg šonxor, “saker falcon”)

Descendants

• Korean: 송골 (songgol, “falcon”)
• Manchu: ᡧᠣᠩᡴ᠋ᠣᡵᠣ (šongkoro)

Adjective

шонхор • (šonxor)

1. (of a nose) high, aquiline

See also

• начин (način)
• хайчин (xajčin)