тарвага
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *tarbagan, compare Mongghul tarbugha.
Sometimes connected with Ulch, Nanai тарга (“beaver”), which themselves may be compared with Nivkh тʼаӻр (tʼaꜧ̇r, “chipmunk”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /tʰarwəɢ/, [ˈtʰarw̜ɐq]
Noun
тарвага • (tarvaga) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠ (tarbaɣ-a)); (hidden-n declension )
Hyponyms
- нагай (nagaj, “female marmot”)
- бурхи (burhi, “male marmot”)
- мөндөл (möndöl, “marmot cub”)
- готил (gotil, “two year old marmot”)
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