таьнҝаь
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Udi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From either a Turkic source, cf. Kazakh теңге (teñge), Bashkir тәңкә (təñkə) or Classical Mongolian ᠲᠡᠩ (teŋ); ultimately from Chinese 等 (MC tojX|tongX, “equal; sort, type, etc.”), or specifically 戥 (“small steelyard for weighing money and similar items”), cf. Turkish denk.
Noun
[edit]таьнҝаь • (tängʲä)
Further reading
[edit]- Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “таьнҝаь”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary][1], Baku: Academy Press, page 203