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Proto-Mongolian: *kirs
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: rhinoceros
Russian meaning: носорог
Written Mongolian: kiris, kers (L 472)
Middle Mongolian: kers (HY 9)
Khalkha: xirs
Comments: Clark 1980, 39 considers to be < Turkic, but what is the source?
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kirsi ( ~ k`-)
Meaning: a k. of big wild animal
Russian meaning: вид крупного дикого животного
Mongolian: *kirs
Japanese: *kisa
Comments: An interesting Mong.-Jpn. isogloss.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kisa
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: elephant
Russian meaning: слон
Old Japanese: k(j)isa
Middle Japanese: kísà, kìzá
Comments: JLTT 451.
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