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