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Mongolian
Etymology
- From Proto-Mongolic *konïn, compare Buryat хонин (xonin), Kalmyk хөн (xön), Daur xonii, Dongxiang ghoni.
- The Mongolic term is derived from Proto-Turkic *koń, compare Turkish koyun.
Pronunciation
Noun
хонь • (xonʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠨᠢ (qoni)); (hidden-n declension)
- sheep
- (figuratively) a submissive person
- (astrology) year of the sheep, the second year under the twelve-year lunar cycle.
- leuconychia (white spots on fingernails)
- (Shagai) One of four sides of the ankle bone dice used in Monglian folk games
- (in compounds) short, small (most commonly in plant and animal names)
Declension
Declension of хонь (о-harmonic hidden-n ууд-pl)
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