тарвага
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Mongolian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *tarbagan, compare Mongghul tarbugha. Sometimes connected with Ulch, Nanai тарга (targa, “beaver”), which themselves may be compared with Nivkh тʼаӻр (tʼaꜧ̇r, “chipmunk”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /tʰarwəɢ/, [ˈtʰarw̜ɐq]
Noun[edit]
тарвага • (tarvaga) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠ (tarbag-a)); (hidden-n declension)
Hyponyms[edit]
- нагай (nagaj, “female marmot”)
- бурхи (burxi, “male marmot”)
- мөндөл (möndöl, “marmot cub”)
- готил (gotil, “two-year-old marmot”)
Derived terms[edit]
- тарвагалах (tarvagalax, “to hunt marmots”)
- тарвагачин (tarvagačin, “marmot-hunter”)
- тарвагачлах (tarvagačlax, “to hunt marmots”)
- чоно тарвагацах (čono tarvagacax, “to play wolf and marmot, a traditional children's game”)