шонхор

Mongolian

Etymology

Possibly originally from a Turkic source (compare Karakhanid [script needed] (siŋqur)), later (re-)borrowed by various Turkic languages.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ʃɔŋxɔr/, [ʃɔ̙ɴχɞ̙r]

Noun

шонхор • (šonhor) (Mongolian spelling ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠤᠷ (šongqur))

falcon

Derived terms

начин шонхор (način šonhor, “common kestrel”)
цагаан шонхор (tsagaan šonhor, “gyrfalcon”)
жадан шонхор (žadan šonhor, “gyrfalcon”)
идлэг шонхор (idleg šonhor, “saker falcon”)

Adjective

шонхор • (šonhor)

(of a nose) high, aquiline

See also

начин (način)
хайчин (hajčin)

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