чон

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *cinua, compare Mongolian чоно (čono), Buryat шоно (šono).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕoˈnə/

Noun

чон • (çon) (Clear script spelling ᡔᡅᠨᡆ (cino))

  1. wolf

References

  • A. Pozdneev (1911) “чон”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 246

Khakas

Etymology

From Mongolic. Compare Shor чон (čon), Tuvan чон (çon), Yakut дьон (jon), Dolgan дьон (con), Southern Altai јон (ǰon); and Mongolian ᠵᠣᠨ (ǰon) / зон (zon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃo̞n]

Noun

чон • (çon)

  1. nation, people, ethnic group
  2. folk, folks, public

Declension

Synonyms

Tuvan

Etymology

From Mongolic. Compare Khakas чон (çon), Shor чон (čon), Yakut дьон (jon), Dolgan дьон (con), Southern Altai јон (ǰon); and Mongolian ᠵᠣᠨ (ǰon) / зон (zon).

Noun

чон • (çon) (definite accusative чонну, plural чоннар)

  1. people, race

Synonyms

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