цайр

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perhaps a back-formation from цайрах (cajrax, “to fade, to whiten”)., compare Buryat сайр (sajr, “aluminium”).

Noun

цайр • (cajr) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠠᠶᠢᠷ (čayir)); (regular declension)

  1. zinc

Etymology 2

Noun

цайр • (cajr)

  1. (botany) a kind of plant; an ashy colored bush with red seed
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