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Etymology[edit]
- From Jurchen [Term?] (“xoni”), from Proto-Tungusic. Cognate with Nanai хонин (honin).
- Compare also Proto-Mongolic *konïn, compare Mongolian хонь (xonʹ).
- The latter is from Proto-Turkic *koń, compare Turkish koyun.
Pronunciation[edit]
ᡥᠣᠨᡳᠨ • (honin)
- sheep
