чаан

Tuvan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolic (Written Oirat ᠴᠠᡃᠨ or Classical Mongolian ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ). Compare Kalmyk зан (zan), Buryat заан (zaan), Mongolian заан (zaan), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐːn/
• (Altay) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɐːn/

Noun

чаан • (çaan) (definite accusative чаанны, plural чааннар)

1. elephant