ирвэс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *irbis from Common Turkic *irbiš.

Compare East Yugur irwis, Old Uyghur [script needed] (irbiš).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /irwəs/, [ˈirw̜ɪs]

Noun

ирвэс • (irves) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠷᠪᠢᠰ (irbis)); (hidden-n declension)

snow leopard

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