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Mongolian
Pronunciation
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ʃaɮtʰəɡ/,
Etymology 1
Proto-Mongolic *šïltag, equivalent to шалтах (šaltax, “to pretend”) + -г (-g).
Noun
шалтаг • (šaltag) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠯᠲᠠᠭ (siltag)); (regular declension)
- motive, reason, pretext
- occasion
- ruse
- fetus
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Verb
шалтаг • (šaltag)
- permissive mood in -г (-g) of шалтах (šaltax, “to pretend”)