axvaş

Salar

Etymology

Compound of Salar ax (“white”) and vaş (“head”).

Pronunciation

  • (Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /ɑχvɑʃ/

Noun

axvaş

  1. (biology, zoology) vulture
    Synonym: (dialectal) god

References

  • 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992) “axvaş”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 14
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “axvaş”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 264
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