заазуур

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Mongolian

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠵᠤᠤᠷ
(ǰaɣaǰuur)
заазуур
(zaazuur)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Chinese 鍘刀兒铡刀儿 (zhá​dāor, hand-held fodder chopper) with erhua. Originally заадуур (zaaduur), The 'д' in the second syllable likely shifted to 'з' under influence of the first syllable.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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заазуур (zaazuur)

  1. cleaver, chopper