ᠨᠠᠴᠢᠨ

Middle Mongol

Etymology

Possibly via Proto-Turkic *lāčïn (“falcon”) from an unknown Central Asiatic language. Compare also Azerbaijani laçın, Turkmen laçyn and Uyghur لاچىن (lachin).

Noun

ᠨᠠᠴᠢᠨ (način)

  1. falcon

Descendants

  • Mongolian: начин (način)
  • ⇒ Manchu: ᠨᠠᠴᡳᠨ (nacin)
  • ⇒ Tuvan: начин (naçin)
  • ⇒ Korean: 난추니 (nanchuni)
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