чон

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *cinua, compare Mongolian чоно (čono), Buryat шоно (šono).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕoˈnə/

Noun

чон (chon) (Clear script spelling ᡔᡅᠨᡆ (cino))

  1. wolf

References

  • A. Pozdneev (1911) Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 246

Khakas

Etymology

From Mongolic. Compare Shor чон (čon), Tuvan чон (çon), Yakut дьон (jon), Dolgan дьон (con), Southern Altai јон (ǰon); and Mongolian ᠵᠣᠨ (ǰon) / зон (zon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃo̞n]

Noun

чон (çon)

  1. nation, people, ethnic group
  2. folk, folks, public

Declension

Synonyms

Tuvan

Etymology

From Mongolic. Compare Khakas чон (çon), Shor чон (čon), Yakut дьон (jon), Dolgan дьон (con), Southern Altai јон (ǰon); and Mongolian ᠵᠣᠨ (ǰon) / зон (zon).

Noun

чон (çon) (definite accusative чонну, plural чоннар)

  1. people, race

Synonyms

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