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Mongolian
Etymology
Uncertain. Could be from Mandarin 小站 (xiǎozhàn, “small relay station”). If true, the second morpheme is ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠮ (ǰam, “way, path”), a case of reborrowing. Compare Modern Mongolian зам (zam). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
шуудан • (šuudan) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠤᠳᠠᠨ (siudan))
- mail; post
- Монгол шуудан ― Mongol šuudan ― Mongolian post