шалтан

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Kalmyk

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

шалтан (şaltan)

  1. reason; motive; cause
    Synonyms: учр (uçr), учр-шалтан (uçr-şaltan)

Derived terms

References

  • Muniev, B. D. (1977) “шалтан”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 663a