цаас
Mongolian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- From Proto-Mongolic *caxasun, *carxasun, compare Kalmyk цаасн (tsaasn), Buryat саарһан (saarhan).
- Borrowed from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ /kāγaδā/), possibly ultimately from 紙／纸 (zhǐ, “paper”)
Noun
[edit]цаас • (caas) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠰᠤ (čaɣasu)); (hidden-n declension)
Derived terms
[edit]- бичгийн цаас (bičgiin caas)
- уудаг цаас (uudag caas)