карга

See also: қарға and ҡарға

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *karga. Compare to Kazakh қарға (qarğa), Southern Altai карга (karga), Crimean Tatar qarğa, Kumyk къаргъа (qarğa), Bashkir ҡарға (qarğa), Tatar карга (qarğa), Azerbaijani qarğa, Turkish karga, Turkmen garga, Uzbek qargʻa, Uyghur قاغا (qagha), Shor қарға, etc.

Noun

карга • (karga) (Arabic spelling قارعا)

1. crow

Moksha

Карга.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ɡə/

Noun

карга • (karga)

1. crane (bird)

Declension

Indefinite declension of карга

	singular	plural
nominative	карга (karga)	каркт (karkt)
genitive	каргонь (kargoń)	—
dative	каргонди (kargonďi)	—
ablative	каргта (kargta)	—
inessive	каргса (kargsa)	—
elative	каргста (kargsta)	—
illative	каргс (kargs)	—
prolative	каргова (kargova)	—
comparative	каргошка (kargoška)	—
translative	каргокс (kargoks)	—
abessive	каргфтома (kargftoma)	—
causative	каргонкса (kargonksa)	—

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *karga.

Noun

карга • (karga)

1. crow, raven

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “карга”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Russian

Etymology

A Turkic borrowing. Compare Turkish karga.

Compare typologically Latin striga, strix (< Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐrˈɡa]

Noun

карга́ • (kargá) f anim (genitive карги́, nominative plural карги́, genitive plural карг)

1. (dialectal, Astrakhan) crow
2. (colloquial) hag, harridan

Declension

Declension of карга́ (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	карга́ kargá	карги́ kargí
genitive	карги́ kargí	ка́рг kárg
dative	карге́ kargé	карга́м kargám
accusative	каргу́ kargú	ка́рг kárg
instrumental	карго́й, карго́ю kargój, kargóju	карга́ми kargámi
prepositional	карге́ kargé	карга́х kargáx

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “карга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “карга”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 68

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “карга”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *karga. Compare to Kazakh қарға (qarğa), Kyrgyz карга (karga), Crimean Tatar qarğa, Kumyk къаргъа (qarğa), Bashkir ҡарға (qarğa), Tatar карга (qarğa), Azerbaijani qarğa, Turkish karga, Turkmen garga, Uzbek qargʻa, Uyghur قاغا (qagha), Shor қарға, etc.

Noun

карга • (karga)

1. crow

Declension

Inflection of карга

	singular	plural
absolute	карга (karga)	каргалар (kargalar)
definite genitive	карганыҥ (karganïŋ)	каргалардыҥ (kargalardïŋ)
dative	каргага (kargaga)	каргаларга (kargalarga)
definite accusative	карганы (karganï)	каргаларды (kargalardï)
locative	каргада (kargada)	каргаларда (kargalarda)
ablative	каргадаҥ (kargadaŋ)	каргалардаҥ (kargalardaŋ)

References

• Русско- Алтайский словарь 1964.
• Verbickij, V. I. (1884), “карга”, in Словарь алтайского и аладагского наречий тюркского языка [Dictionary of Altaic and Aladag dialects of Turkic], Kazan
• Tenišev E. R., editor (2001), Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja grammatika tjurkskix jazykov: Leksika [Comparative Historical Grammar of Turkic Languages: Lexis] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Nauka, page 171

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *karga. Cognate to Bashkir ҡарға (qarğa), etc.

Noun

карга • (qarğa)

1. crow