махчин

Mongolian

Etymology

мах (mah, meat) + -чин (-čin), compare Dongxiang migvachi (butcher).

Pronunciation

Noun

махчин (mahčin) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠢᠬᠠᠴᠢᠨ (miqačin)); (regular declension )

  1. carnivore, predator
    махчин шувуу
    mahčin šuvuu
    bird of prey
  2. man-eater, cannibal, ogre
  3. a cruel person, sadist
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