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Kyrgyz
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolic.
Noun
арга • (arga)
- power
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *arga, compare Mangghuer ergha (“power, way”).
Further possible cognates include Old Turkic 𐰺 (ar-, “to deceive”), Manchu ᠠᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (arambi, “to make”)
Pronunciation
Noun
арга • (arga) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠷᠭᠠ (arg-a)); (regular declension)
- manner, way, means
- ruse, scheme
Declension
Declension of арга (а-harmonic regular ууд-pl)
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Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ărka. Cognate to Tuvan арга (arga), etc.
Noun
арга • (arga)
- back
- ridge of mountain, mountain, hill
Derived terms
References
- N. A Baskakov, editor (1966), “арга”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo) Jazyka - Dialekty Černevyx Tatar (Tuba-Kiži) - Grammatičeskij Očerk i Slovarʹ , Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN, page 103
Tuvan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *ărka (“back”). Originally referred to the slope behind a mountain. Due to the humidity of the northern side of Tuvan mountains which made them abundant with trees, this word eventually became synonymous with mountainous forests in general. Compare Tofa арha (“northern slope of a mountain”).
Semantic development: "back" → "back of a mountain" → "mountainous forest".
Noun
арга • (arga) (definite accusative арганы, plural аргалар)
- forest of coniferous trees
See also
- арыг (arıg, “forest of broad-leaved trees”)
Etymology 2
From Classical Mongolian ᠠᠷᠭᠠ (arg-a). Cognate with Mongolian арга (arga).
Noun
арга • (arga) (definite accusative арганы, plural аргалар)
- method, way