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2/21/2009, 4:25 PM SithiR

Name Khasar
Gender Masculine
Usage Mongolian
Scripts Хасар
Pronounced Pron. ka-SAR
Other Forms FormsQasar
Theme hound
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Literally means "a fearsome dog". The main sense of this is to refer to a guard dog who terrifies evil spirits and drives them off from the tomb sites of important people. The Chinese 'stone lions' or 'lions of Buddha' (shíshī) are probably a related concept.

Alternatively, some people say that Khasar means "archer". Since there is not just one dialect in the Mongolian language group, but several, it is difficult to be sure.
Added 2/21/2009 by SithiR