"заан" meaning in Mongolian

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Noun

IPA: /t͜saːɴ̟/ Forms: zaan [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Mongolic *jaxan, from Proto-Common Turkic *ǰagan < *žaŋgan < Middle Chinese 象 (zjang^X) < Old Chinese 象 (*ljaŋʔ). Also from 象 (MC zjangX) are: * Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan), East Yugur jaan hgor; * Proto-Common Turkic *žaŋgan > *yaŋan > Old Uyghur 𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰 (yaŋa) > Western Yugur yaŋan; and * Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”) > Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (“elephant”) > Thai ช้าง (cháang). False cognate of Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”) (whence Tamil யானை (yāṉai)). Etymology templates: {{inh|mn|xgn-pro|*jaxan}} Proto-Mongolic *jaxan, {{der|mn|trk-cmn-pro|*yaŋan|*ǰagan}} Proto-Common Turkic *ǰagan, {{der|mn|ltc|象}} Middle Chinese 象 (zjang^X), {{der|mn|och|象}} Old Chinese 象 (*ljaŋʔ), {{ltc-l|象}} 象 (MC zjangX), {{ncog|xng|ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ}} Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan), {{ncog|yuy|jaan hgor}} East Yugur jaan hgor, {{cog|trk-cmn-pro|*žaŋgan}} Proto-Common Turkic *žaŋgan, {{cog|oui|𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰|tr=yaŋa}} Old Uyghur 𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰 (yaŋa), {{ncog|ybe|yaŋan}} Western Yugur yaŋan, {{cog|tai-pro|*ɟaːŋꟲ||elephant}} Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”), {{cog|tai-swe-pro|*ɟaːŋꟲ²||elephant}} Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (“elephant”), {{cog|th|ช้าง}} Thai ช้าง (cháang), {{glossary|False cognate}} False cognate, {{cog|dra-pro|*yĀnay||elephant|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”), {{false cognate|dra-pro|*yĀnay|t=elephant}} False cognate of Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”), {{ncog|ta|யானை}} Tamil யானை (yāṉai) Head templates: {{mn-noun}} заан • (zaan)
  1. elephant Wikipedia link: Mongolian script
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      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "xgn-pro",
        "3": "*jaxan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Mongolic *jaxan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "trk-cmn-pro",
        "3": "*yaŋan",
        "4": "*ǰagan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Common Turkic *ǰagan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "象"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese 象 (zjang^X)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "象"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese 象 (*ljaŋʔ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "象"
      },
      "expansion": "象 (MC zjangX)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xng",
        "2": "ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yuy",
        "2": "jaan hgor"
      },
      "expansion": "East Yugur jaan hgor",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "trk-cmn-pro",
        "2": "*žaŋgan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Common Turkic *žaŋgan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oui",
        "2": "𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰",
        "tr": "yaŋa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Uyghur 𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰 (yaŋa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ybe",
        "2": "yaŋan"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Yugur yaŋan",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tai-pro",
        "2": "*ɟaːŋꟲ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tai-swe-pro",
        "2": "*ɟaːŋꟲ²",
        "3": "",
        "4": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (“elephant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "ช้าง"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai ช้าง (cháang)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "False cognate"
      },
      "expansion": "False cognate",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dra-pro",
        "2": "*yĀnay",
        "3": "",
        "4": "elephant",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dra-pro",
        "2": "*yĀnay",
        "t": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "False cognate of Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”)",
      "name": "false cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "யானை"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil யானை (yāṉai)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Mongolic *jaxan, from Proto-Common Turkic *ǰagan < *žaŋgan < Middle Chinese 象 (zjang^X) < Old Chinese 象 (*ljaŋʔ).\nAlso from 象 (MC zjangX) are:\n* Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan), East Yugur jaan hgor;\n* Proto-Common Turkic *žaŋgan > *yaŋan > Old Uyghur 𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰 (yaŋa) > Western Yugur yaŋan; and\n* Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”) > Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (“elephant”) > Thai ช้าง (cháang).\nFalse cognate of Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”) (whence Tamil யானை (yāṉai)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zaan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "заан • (zaan)",
      "name": "mn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Mongolian",
  "lang_code": "mn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mongolian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mongolian terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mn",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "mn:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elephant"
      ],
      "id": "en-заан-mn-noun-zQjExDFt",
      "links": [
        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Mongolian script"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͜saːɴ̟/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "заан"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "xgn-pro",
        "3": "*jaxan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Mongolic *jaxan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "trk-cmn-pro",
        "3": "*yaŋan",
        "4": "*ǰagan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Common Turkic *ǰagan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "象"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese 象 (zjang^X)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "象"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese 象 (*ljaŋʔ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "象"
      },
      "expansion": "象 (MC zjangX)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xng",
        "2": "ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yuy",
        "2": "jaan hgor"
      },
      "expansion": "East Yugur jaan hgor",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "trk-cmn-pro",
        "2": "*žaŋgan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Common Turkic *žaŋgan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oui",
        "2": "𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰",
        "tr": "yaŋa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Uyghur 𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰 (yaŋa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ybe",
        "2": "yaŋan"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Yugur yaŋan",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tai-pro",
        "2": "*ɟaːŋꟲ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tai-swe-pro",
        "2": "*ɟaːŋꟲ²",
        "3": "",
        "4": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (“elephant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "ช้าง"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai ช้าง (cháang)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "False cognate"
      },
      "expansion": "False cognate",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dra-pro",
        "2": "*yĀnay",
        "3": "",
        "4": "elephant",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dra-pro",
        "2": "*yĀnay",
        "t": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "False cognate of Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”)",
      "name": "false cognate"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "யானை"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil யானை (yāṉai)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Mongolic *jaxan, from Proto-Common Turkic *ǰagan < *žaŋgan < Middle Chinese 象 (zjang^X) < Old Chinese 象 (*ljaŋʔ).\nAlso from 象 (MC zjangX) are:\n* Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠭᠠᠨ (ǰaɣan), East Yugur jaan hgor;\n* Proto-Common Turkic *žaŋgan > *yaŋan > Old Uyghur 𐽶𐽰𐽺𐽷𐽰 (yaŋa) > Western Yugur yaŋan; and\n* Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”) > Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ² (“elephant”) > Thai ช้าง (cháang).\nFalse cognate of Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay (“elephant”) (whence Tamil யானை (yāṉai)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zaan",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "заан • (zaan)",
      "name": "mn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Mongolian",
  "lang_code": "mn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mongolian 1-syllable words",
        "Mongolian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Mongolian lemmas",
        "Mongolian nouns",
        "Mongolian terms derived from Middle Chinese",
        "Mongolian terms derived from Old Chinese",
        "Mongolian terms derived from Proto-Common Turkic",
        "Mongolian terms derived from Proto-Mongolic",
        "Mongolian terms inherited from Proto-Mongolic",
        "Mongolian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "mn:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elephant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Mongolian script"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͜saːɴ̟/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "заан"
}

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