ямаа

See also: амаа

Mongolian

A herd of goats in Ömnögovi province

Etymology

1. From Proto-Mongolic *ïmaxan, compare Buryat ямаан (jamaan), Kalmyk яман (yaman), Daur ima, Dongxiang iman, Khitan 𘱑𘯺 (ém.a)
2. Related through borrowing or inheritance with Proto-Turkic *ïmga, compare Old Turkic 𐰢𐰍𐰀‎ ((a)mɣa).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /jama/, [jaˈma]

Noun

ямаа • (jamaa), Mongolian spelling ᠢᠮᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (imaɣ'a); (hidden-n declension)

1. goat