альчур

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Kalmyk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mongolic *arčiγul. Cognate with Mongolian алчуур (alčuur) and Buryat аршуул (aršuul). Note the metathesis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

альчур (alʹçur) (Clear script spelling ᠠᠯᡔᡅᡇᠷ (alciur))

  1. handkerchief

References[edit]

  • A. Pozdneev (1911) “альчур”, in 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