чаан
Tuvan
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolic (Written Oirat ᠴᠠᡃᠨ or Classical Mongolian ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ). Compare Kalmyk зан (zan), Buryat заан (zaan), Mongolian заан (zaan), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɐːn/
- (Altay) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɐːn/
Noun
чаан • (çaan) (definite accusative чаанны, plural чааннар)
- elephant