альчур

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *arčiγul. Cognate with Mongolian алчуур (alčuur), Buryat аршуул (aršuul) and Khamnigan Mongol арчуул (arčuul). Note the metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alʲˈt͡ɕur/

Noun

альчур • (alʹçur) (Clear script spelling ᠠᠯᡔᡅᡇᠷ (alciur))

1. handkerchief

References

• A. Pozdneev (1911) “альчур”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 8
• Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015