альчур
Kalmyk
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *arčiγul. Cognate with Mongolian алчуур (alčuur) and Buryat аршуул (aršuul). Note the metathesis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alʲˈt͡ɕur/
Noun
альчур • (alĭchur) (Clear script spelling ᠠᠯᡔᡅᡇᠷ (alciur))
- handkerchief
References
- A. Pozdneev (1911) Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 8
- Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015