хоньчин

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Mongolian[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
ᠬᠣᠨᠢᠴᠢᠨ
(qoničin)
хоньчин
(xonʹčin)

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Mongolian [Term?], from Middle Mongol (qoničin); equivalent to хонь (xonʹ, sheep) +‎ -чин (-čin, denominal agentive suffix). Cognate with Khamnigan Mongol хоничон (xoničon), Buryat хонишон (xonišon), etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

хоньчин (xonʹčin)

  1. shepherd

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