хирс

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Mongolian

Etymology

Unknown, sometimes compared with Chinese 麒麟 (qílín).

Found in Yuan-era Middle Mongol glossary as (/⁠kers⁠/, rhinoceros, unicorn), but not present in modern languages other than Mongolian.

Pronunciation

Noun

хирс (xirs) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠡᠷᠢᠰ (keris)); (regular declension)

  1. rhinoceros

See also

Tajik

Etymology

    Inherited from Classical Persian خِرْس (xirs).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    хирс (xirs) (Persian spelling خرس)

    1. bear

    Yagnobi

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Tajik хирс (xirs), from Classical Persian خِرْس (xirs), from Old Persian *r̥šah, from Proto-Iranian *Hŕ̥šah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

      Noun

      хирс (xirs)

      1. bear