чигир

Tuvan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian чихэр (čiher), itself from Persian شکر‎ (šakar) via Turkic, ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).

Noun

чигир • (çigir)

  1. sugar
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