сэлэм

See also: селем

Mongolian

Etymology

1. From Proto-Mongolic *seleme, compare Buryat һэлмэ (helme), Kalmyk селм (selm), Daur selmii, East Yugur seleme.
2. The Mongolic term is probably derived from Proto-Tungusic *sele, compare Evenki сэлэ (sələ, “iron”) and Manchu ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠮᡝ (seleme, “dagger”).

Noun

сэлэм • (selem) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠮ᠎ᠡ (selem-e))

1. sword
2. sabre

See also

• илд (ild, “sword”)
• мэс (mes, “knife, sword”)