хиам

Mongolian

Etymology

Unknown, found only in Khalkha and Khamnigan Mongol kiima, which may be a loan.

Edal proposes a connection with Proto-Tungusic *xemugde (“belly, intestines”), see Evenki эмугдэ (əmugdə, “innards, heart”). [1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xʲaːm/

Noun

хиам • (xiam) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠮ᠎ᠠ (qim'a))

  1. sausage
  2. salami

See also
  • зайдас (zajdas)

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*k`èmì”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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