хонь

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Mongolian

Etymology

  1. From Proto-Mongolic *konïn, compare Buryat хонин (xonin), Kalmyk хөн (xön), Daur xonii, Dongxiang ghoni.
  2. The Mongolic term is derived from Proto-Turkic *koń, compare Turkish koyun.

Pronunciation

Noun

хонь (xonʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠨᠢ (qoni)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. sheep
  2. (figuratively) a submissive person
  3. (astrology) year of the sheep, the second year under the twelve-year lunar cycle.
  4. leuconychia (white spots on fingernails)
  5. (Shagai) One of four sides of the ankle bone dice used in Monglian folk games
  6. (in compounds) short, small (most commonly in plant and animal names)

Declension