чон

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Kalmyk

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *cinua, compare Mongolian чоно (čono), Buryat шоно (šono).

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Noun

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чон (çon) (Clear script spelling ᡔᡅᠨᡆ (cino))

  1. wolf

References

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  • A. Pozdneev (1911) “чон”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь, Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 246

Khakas

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Etymology

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From Mongolic. Compare Shor чон (čon), Tuvan чон (çon), Yakut дьон (jon), Dolgan дьон (con), Southern Altai јон (ǰon); and Mongolian ᠵᠣᠨ (ǰon) / зон (zon).

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Noun

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чон (çon)

  1. nation, people, ethnic group
  2. folk, folks, public

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Tuvan

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Etymology

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From Mongolic. Compare Khakas чон (çon), Shor чон (čon), Yakut дьон (jon), Dolgan дьон (con), Southern Altai јон (ǰon); and Mongolian ᠵᠣᠨ (ǰon) / зон (zon).

Noun

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чон (çon) (definite accusative чонну, plural чоннар)

  1. people, race

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