заарь

Mongolian

Etymology

  1. From Proto-Mongolic *jïxar, compare Daur jaar, East Yugur jaar.
  2. 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)

  1. musk (odour, secretion)
  2. musk gland
    Hypernym: булчирхай (bulčirxaj)
  3. body odour
    Synonym: хулмас (xulmas)

See also