шонхор

Mongolian

Etymology

Possibly originally from a Turkic source (compare Karakhanid [script needed] (siŋqur)), later (re-)borrowed by various Turkic languages.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ʃɔŋxɔr/, [ʃɔ̙ɴχɞ̙r]

Noun

шонхор • (šonxor) (Mongolian spelling ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠤᠷ (šoŋqur))

falcon

Derived terms

начин шонхор (način šonxor, “common kestrel”)
цагаан шонхор (cagaan šonxor, “gyrfalcon”)
жадан шонхор (žadan šonxor, “gyrfalcon”)
идлэг шонхор (idleg šonxor, “saker falcon”)

Descendants

Korean: 송골 (songgol, “falcon”)
Manchu: ᡧᠣᠩᡴ᠋ᠣᡵᠣ (šongkoro)

Adjective

шонхор • (šonxor)

(of a nose) high, aquiline

See also

начин (način)
хайчин (xajčin)

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