шянчи

Mongolian

Etymology

From Mandarin 象棋 (xiàngqí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕjant͡ɕʰi/
• Syllabification: шян‧чи (2 syllables)

Noun

шянчи • (šjanči)

1. (rare) xiangqi; Chinese chess

   Synonym: хятад шатар (xjatad šatar)

Further reading

• “Хүннүгийн хөлөгт тоглоом”, in Монголын Туухийн Тайлбар Толь [Dictionary of Mongolian History] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present