тарвага
Mongolian
Etymology
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Sometimes connected with Ulch, Nanai тарга (targa, “beaver”), which themselves may be compared with Nivkh тʼаӻр (tʼaġr, “chipmunk”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulaanbaatar" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /tʰarwəɢ/, [ˈtʰarw̜ɐq]
Noun
тарвага • (tarvaga) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠ (tarbag-a)); (hidden-n declension)
Hyponyms
- нагай (nagaj, “female marmot”)
- бурхи (burxi, “male marmot”)
- мөндөл (möndöl, “marmot cub”)
- готил (gotil, “two year old marmot”)
Derived terms
- 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”)