торго

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /tʰɔrəɢ/, [ˈtʰɔ̙ɾɞ̙q]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *torga, a Turkic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *torku (“silk fabric”), of uncertain origin.

Compare East Yugur torgho, Karakhanid تُرْقو (torqū).

Noun

торго • (torgo) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠣᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ (torg-a)); (hidden-n declension)

1. silk (fabric)
2. (in compounds) silk-like, soft and thin

   торгон савхи

   torgon savxi

   fine leather

3. (in compounds) fine, delicate

   торгон элс

   torgon els

   fine sand

4. (in compounds) top quality, choice

   торгон цэрэг

   torgon cereg

   elite bodyguard

Synonyms

• (delicate): нарийн (nariin)
• (choice): шилмэл (šilmel), шилдэг (šildeg), сонгомол (songomol)

Derived terms

• торгомсог (torgomsog, “silky, brocade”)
• торгонцор (torgoncor, “fake silk, coarse silk”)

Descendants

• Tibetan: དར (dar)

Etymology 2

Verb

торго • (torgo)

1. imperative of торгох (torgox, “to fine”)

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Mongolian торго (torgo). Cognate to Khakas торғы (torğı), Shor торғу (torɣu), etc.

Noun

торго • (torgo)

1. silk

See also

Terms

• торга (torga), торго (torgo) (Kumandy)
• торго (torgo) (Chelkan)
• йибек (yibek) (Chelkan) < *yip

References

• N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “торго”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN
• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “торго”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN