Etymology

Chahar

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Today it means: A former province of China, now mostly part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Full definition →

mnc ᠴᠠᡥᠠᡵ ← cmg ᠴᠠᠬᠠᠷ
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  1. cmg · derived fromᠴᠠᠬᠠᠷ
  2. mnc · borrowed fromᠴᠠᡥᠠᡵ
  3. English todayChahar

Borrowed from Manchu ᠴᠠᡥᠠᡵ (cahar), from Classical Mongolian ᠴᠠᠬᠠᠷ (čaqar).

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