заарь
Mongolian
Etymology
- From Proto-Mongolic *jïxar, compare Daur jaar, East Yugur jaar.
- The Mongolic root seems to derive from Proto-Turkic *yïpar, compare Bashkir йофар (yofar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡saːrʲ/, [ˈt͡saɛr̥ʲ]
Noun
заарь • (zaarʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠷ (ǰiɣar)); (hidden-n declension)
- musk (odour, secretion)
- musk gland
- Hypernym: булчирхай (bulčirxaj)
- body odour
- Synonym: хулмас (xulmas)