цайр

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡sʰair/, [t͡sʰæer]

Etymology 1

Perhaps a back-formation from цайрах (tsajrah, “to fade, to whiten”)., compare Buryat сайр (sajr, “aluminium”).

Noun

цайр • (tsajr) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠠᠶᠢᠷ (čayir)); (regular declension )

zinc

Etymology 2

Noun

цайр • (tsajr)

(botany) a kind of plant; an ashy colored bush with red seed
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