хирс

Mongolian

Etymology

Unknown, sometimes compared with Chinese 麒麟 (qílín).

Found in Yuan-era Middle Mongol glossary as 克兒四 (克兒四 /⁠kers⁠/, “rhinoceros, unicorn”), but not present in modern languages other than Mongolian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xirs/

Noun

хирс • (xirs) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠡᠷᠢᠰ (keris)); (regular declension)

1. rhinoceros

See also

• билигт гөрөөс (biligt göröös), хилэн (xilen, “unicorn, qilin”)

Tajik

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hŕ̥šah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

Noun

Dari	خرس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хирс

хирс • (xirs)

1. bear

Yagnobi

Etymology

From Tajik.

Noun

хирс (xirs)

1. bear