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Kalmyk
Etymology
Derived from Chinese 皇太子 (huángtàizǐ). Compare тәәҗ (tääj), which does not have a meaning "crown prince". Alveolar /n/ in modern pronunciation might be a result of regressive assimilation.
Pronunciation
Noun
хунтәҗ • (xuntäj) (plural хунтәҗнр)
- Khong Tayiji (a Mongolian aristocratic title)
- prince (son of a monarch); crown prince (a future monarch)
See also
References
- Muniev, B. D. (1977) “хунтәҗ”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык"