yasun

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *yasun. Cognate to Mongolian яс (jas), Buryat яһан (jahan), Kalmyk ясн (yasn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑˈsun/

Noun

yasun

  1. bone
  2. piece of meat
    yasun egvi
    to chop the meat into pieces
  3. seniority among generations in a family or clan; position in the family hierarchy
    yasun fugie
    older, senior

Derived terms

  • balangu yasun (“scapula”)
  • dadou yasun (“scapula”)
  • dalou yasun (“scapula”)
  • khudogvo yasun (“chicken breast bones”)
  • kuazi yasun (“hip bone”)
  • leiba yasun (“rib”)
  • leizigu yasun (“rib”)
  • nurunni yasun (“vertebra”)
  • qierun yasun (“skull”)
  • xien konni yasun (“sacrum”)
  • yasun egvi (“to chop the cooked lamb and beef into small pieces”)
  • yasun fugie (“to have higher seniority”)
  • yasun gongien (“diligent; hardworking”)
  • yasun gundu (“lazy; idle”)
  • yasun khidun (“unyielding; strong-willed”)
  • yasun mila (“to have lower seniority”)
  • yasun zholien (“feeble”)
  • yasunchi (“person who like to eat big pieces of meat”)
  • yasunda (“to eat meat chunks; to beat with bones”)
  • yasunni ezhen (“maternal uncle's family”)
  • yasuntu (“having bones; having an unyielding character”)
  • zener yasun (“clavicle”)

References

  • Ma Guozhong (马国忠), Chen Yuanlong (陈元龙) (2012) “yasun”, in 东乡语汉语词典 [Dongxiang-Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), 2nd edition, Lanzhou: 甘肃民族出版社, →ISBN, page 479
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