чаан

Tuvan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolic (Written Oirat ᠴᠠᡃᠨ or Classical Mongolian ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ). Compare Kalmyk зан (zan), Buryat заан (zaan), Mongolian заан (zaan), etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɐːn/
  • (Altay) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɐːn/

Noun

чаан • (çaan) (definite accusative чаанны, plural чааннар)

  1. elephant
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