yasun

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *yasun. Cognate to Mongolian яс (jas), Buryat яһан (jahan), Kalmyk ясн (yasn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɑˈsun/

Noun

yasun

  1. bone
  2. piece of meat
    yasun egvi
    to chop the meat into pieces
  3. seniority among generations in a family or clan; position in the family hierarchy
    yasun fugie
    older, senior

References
  • Ma Guozhong (马国忠), Chen Yuanlong (陈元龙) (2000) “yasun”, in 东乡语汉语词典 [Dongxiang-Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), Lanzhou: 甘肃民族出版社, →ISBN, page 438
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