Dongxiang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *sarïmsag from Proto-Turkic *sarïmsak, perhaps a derivation of *sarma- (to wrap),[1] for further possible cognates, see Chinese (suàn).

Compare Mongolian сармис (sarmis), Turkish sarımsak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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samusa

  1. garlic

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 853

Japanese

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Romanization

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samusa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さむさ