цаас

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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  1. From Proto-Mongolic *caxasun, *carxasun, compare Kalmyk цаасн (tsaasn), Buryat саарһан (saarhan).
  2. Borrowed from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ /⁠kāγaδā⁠/), possibly ultimately from (zhǐ, “paper”)

Noun

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цаас (caas) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠰᠤ (čaɣasu)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. paper

Derived terms

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