хярс

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with late Middle Mongolian 乞兒殺 (kirsa), Kalmyk кирс (kirs).

No doubt related through borrowing or inheritance with Common Turkic *karsak (“corsac fox”), compare Kazakh қарсақ (qarsaq), but the differences between the two forms are hard to explain.

Another potential cognate is Proto-Tungusic *karsa (“marten”), see Manchu ᡥᠠᡵᠰᠠ (harsa).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xʲars/, [çars]

Noun

хярс • (hjars) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠷᠰᠠ (qirsa))

  1. corsac fox
    Synonym: хярс үнэг (hjars üneg)

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