хулгана

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʊɮɢən/, [ˈχo̙ɮʁɵ̙n]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *kulugana, equivalent to хул (xul, “beige”) +‎ -гана (-gana), or alternatively derived from хулгах (xulgax, “to avoid, to steal”).

Compare East Yugur xunlagh.

Noun

хулгана • (xulgana) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠭᠠᠨ᠎ᠠ (quluɣan-a)); (regular declension)

1. mouse
2. (astrology) rat

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Hypernyms

• мэрэгч амьтан (meregč amʹtan, “rodent”)

Coordinate terms

• харх (xarx, “rat”)
• оготно (ogotno, “field mouse”)

Derived terms

• үхэр хулгана (üxer xulgana, “mongoose, rat”, literally “cow mouse”)

Etymology 2

Verb

хулгана • (xulgana)

1. durative tense in -на (-na) of хулгах (xulgax, “to avoid, to steal”)