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Mongolian
Etymology
Cognate with late Middle Mongol 乞兒殺 (kirsa), Kalmyk кирс (kirs).
No doubt related through borrowing or inheritance with Common Turkic *karsak (“corsac fox”), compare Kazakh қарсақ (qarsaq), but the differences between the two forms are hard to explain.
Another potential cognate is Proto-Tungusic *karsa (“marten”), see Manchu ᡥᠠᡵᠰᠠ (harsa).
Pronunciation
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xʲars/,
Noun
хярс • (xjars) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠷᠰᠠ (kirsa))
- corsac fox
- Synonym: хярс үнэг (xjars üneg)
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