чихэр - Wiktionary
Initial ч- (ch-) is irregular and isn't found in all dialects, but there exist parallels in other Mongolic and Turkic languages such as Middle Mongolian (čeker), جَكَرْ (čeker) (a hapax legomenon) in Karakhanid يَنْدَنْ جَكَرْ (yandak čeker, " manna ", literally " camelthorn sugar") or Kipchak ...