махчин

Mongolian

Etymology

мах (mah, “meat”) +‎ -чин (-čin), compare Dongxiang migvachi (“butcher”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /maxt͡ɕʰəŋ/, [ˈmaχt͡ɕɪɴ]

Noun

махчин • (mahčin) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠢᠬᠠᠴᠢᠨ (miqačin)); (regular declension )

carnivore, predator

махчин шувуу
mahčin šuvuu
bird of prey
man-eater, cannibal, ogre
a cruel person, sadist

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