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Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *sïnaxa, connected with Proto-Tungusic *sian (“ear”) by Ramstedt.
Compare Daur shinaa (“wedge, cheekbone”), Evenki се̄н (sēn).
Pronunciation
Noun
шанаа • (šanaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠨᠠ (sina)); (hidden-n declension)
- cheekbone, cheek region
- temple
- Synonym: чамархай (čamarxaj)
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