yasun

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Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *yasun. Cognate to Mongolian яс (jas), Buryat яһан (jahan), Kalmyk ясн (yasn).

Pronunciation

Noun

yasun

  1. bone
  2. piece of meat
    yasun egvi
    to chop the meat into pieces
  3. seniority among generations in a family or clan; position in the family hierarchy
    yasun fugie
    older, senior

Derived terms

References

  • Ma Guozhong (马国忠), Chen Yuanlong (陈元龙) (2012) “yasun”, in 东乡语汉语词典 [Dongxiang-Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), 2nd edition, Lanzhou: 甘肃民族出版社, →ISBN, page 479