Middle Mongol

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Etymology

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Possibly via Proto-Turkic *lāčïn (falcon) from an unknown Central Asiatic language. Compare also Azerbaijani laçın, Turkmen laçyn and Uyghur لاچىن (lachin).

Noun

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ᠨᠠᠴᠢᠨ (način)

  1. falcon

Descendants

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  • Mongolian: начин (način)
  • → Tuvan: начин (naçin)
  • → Korean: 난추니 (nanchuni)