beynianqan

Salar

Etymology

Maybe a compound of Turkic *bẹńi and Ordos Mongolian [script needed] (aŋgān, “diffuse, careless”). Related to Kalmyk аңхун (añxun). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pejnɑŋχɑn/
• (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /penienχɑn/

Adjective

beynianqan

1. fool, stupid (person)
2. confused
3. stupid (thing)
4. disabled (people)

Related terms

• añgaq

References

• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992) “beynianqan”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 24
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “beynianqan”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 42
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “benienxan”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 294