төлгө

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *tölge (divination, prediction). Compare Buryat түлэг (tüleg).

Perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *tǖĺ (dream) and Proto-Tungusic *tolkin (dream). Compare also Turkish düş, Bashkir төш (töş), Kazakh түс (tüs), Uyghur چۈش (chüsh), Chuvash тӗлӗк (tĕlĕk), Evenki толкин (tolkin) and Manchu ᡨᠣᠯᡤᡳᠨ (tolgin). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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төлгө (tölgö) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠥᠯᠭᠡ (tölge))

  1. mantic
  2. voodooism

Descendants

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  • → Yakut: төлкө (tölkö)