хунтәҗ

Kalmyk

Cyrillic	Clear Script
хунтәҗ (xuntäj)	ᡍᡇᡊ ᡐᠠᡕᡅᠴᡅ(xung tayiji)

Alternative forms

• хун тәәҗ (xun tääj)
• хун-тәәҗ (xun-tääj)
• хуң тәәҗ (xuñ tääj)
• хуң-тәәҗ (xuñ-tääj)
• хуңтәҗ (xuñtäj)

Etymology

Derived from Chinese 皇太子 (huángtàizǐ). Compare тәәҗ (tääj), which does not have a meaning "crown prince". Alveolar /n/ in modern pronunciation might be a result of regressive assimilation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuntæːˈd͡ʑə/

Noun

хунтәҗ • (xuntäj) (plural хунтәҗнр)

1. Khong Tayiji (a Mongolian aristocratic title)
2. prince (son of a monarch); crown prince (a future monarch)

See also

• тәәҗ (tääj)

References

• Muniev, B. D. (1977) “хунтәҗ”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык"