шуудан

Mongolian

Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from Mandarin 小站 (xiǎozhàn, “small relay station”). If true, the second morpheme is ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠮ (ǰam, “way, path”), a case of reborrowing. Compare Modern Mongolian зам (zam). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕʊːtaŋ/
• Syllabification: шуу‧дан (2 syllables)

Noun

шуудан • (šuudan) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠤᠳᠠᠨ (siudan))

1. mail; post

   Монгол шуудан ― Mongol šuudan ― Mongolian post