заан
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Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan) | заан (zaan) |
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *jaxan, from Common Turkic *yaŋan, perhaps related to Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay or Middle Chinese 象 (zɨɐŋX), from Old Chinese 象 (*ljaŋʔ).
Compare Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan), East Yugur jaan hgor, Old Uyghur (yaŋa), Western Yugur jaŋan, Tamil யானை (yāṉai), Thai ช้าง (cháang).
Pronunciation
Noun
заан • (zaan)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.