молтогчин

Mongolian

Etymology

Probably related to Proto-Mongolic *möndele, from which Mongolian мөндөл (möndöl, “young marmot, tarbagan”) also originates.

Compare also Evenki мундука̄н (mundukān), Even му̇нру̇ӄан (mu̇nru̇qan), Chukchi мэлоталгын (melotalɣən) and Itelmen мињԓ (miňɬ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔɮtʰəɣt͡ɕən/, [mɔ̙ɮtʰɞ̙ɣt͡ɕɪn]

Noun

молтогчин • (moltogčin) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠣᠯᠲᠤᠭᠴᠢᠨ (moltuɣčin))

1. hare, rabbit

Synonyms

• туулай (tuulaj)