шалтан

Kalmyk

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃalˈtan/

Noun

шалтан • (şaltan)

1. reason; motive; cause

   Synonyms: учр (uçr), учр-шалтан (uçr-şaltan)

Derived terms

• учр-шалтан (uçr-şaltan)
• шалтанго (şaltango)

 

References

• Muniev, B. D. (1977) “шалтан”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 663a