хярс

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with late Middle Mongol 乞兒殺 (kirsa), Kalmyk кирс (kirs).

No doubt related through borrowing or inheritance with Common Turkic *karsak (“corsac fox”), compare Kazakh қарсақ (qarsaq), but the differences between the two forms are hard to explain.

Another potential cognate is Proto-Tungusic *karsa (“marten”), see Manchu ᡥᠠᡵᠰᠠ (harsa).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʲars/, [çars]

Noun

хярс • (xjars) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠷᠰᠠ (kirsa))

1. corsac fox

   Synonym: хярс үнэг (xjars üneg)

See also

• үнэг (üneg, “fox, red fox”)