цаас

Mongolian

Etymology

1. From Proto-Mongolic *caxasun, *carxasun, compare Kalmyk цаасн (tsaasn), Buryat саарһан (saarhan).
2. Borrowed from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ /⁠kāγaδā⁠/), possibly ultimately from 紙／纸 (zhǐ, “paper”)

Noun

цаас • (caas) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠰᠤ (čaɣasu)); (hidden-n declension)

1. paper

Derived terms

• бичгийн цаас (bičgiin caas)
• уудаг цаас (uudag caas)