харандаа

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian каранда́ш (karandáš), from a Turkic source, compare Tatar кара таш (qara taş, graphite, black lead).

Pronunciation

Noun

харандаа • (xarandaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠨᠳᠠ (qaranda)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. pencil

Derived terms