тэмээн хяруул

Mongolian

Etymology

From тэмээн (temeen, “camel”) +‎ хяруул (xjaruul, “pheasant”). Compare Chinese 鴕鳥 / 鸵鸟 (tuóniǎo), from 駝 / 驼 (tuó, “camel”).

Noun

тэмээн хяруул • (temeen xjaruul) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡᠨ
ᠬᠢᠷᠭᠤᠤᠯ (temegen kirɣuul))

  1. ostrich
  • цацагт хяруул (cacagt xjaruul)
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