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Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *tarbagan, compare Mongghul tarbugha. Sometimes connected with Ulch, Nanai тарга (targa, “beaver”), which themselves may be compared with Nivkh тʼаӻр (tʼaġr, “chipmunk”).
Pronunciation
Noun
тарвага • (tarvaga) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠ (tarbag-a)); (hidden-n declension)
- marmot, tarbagan
- (in compounds) small
- Synonyms: жижиг (žižig), бага (baga)
Hyponyms
- нагай (nagaj, “female marmot”)
- бурхи (burxi, “male marmot”)
- мөндөл (möndöl, “marmot cub”)
- готил (gotil, “two-year-old marmot”)
Derived terms