загас
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Mongolian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *jïgasun, with pre-breaking found in most modern languages.
Compare Middle Mongol جیغاسون (jighasun), جیقاسونی (jiqasun[i]), Buryat загаһан (zagahan), Kalmyk заһсн (zağsn), Daur jaus, Dongxiang zhagvasun.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡saɢəs/
Noun[edit]
загас • (zagas) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤ (ǰiɣasu), definite plural загаснууд); (hidden-n declension)
Derived terms[edit]
- могой загас (mogoj zagas, “eel”, literally “snake fish”)