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алга

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See also: ялга and алға

Eastern Mari

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑlˈɡɑ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: ал‧га

Noun

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алга (alga)

  1. earring, earrings
    Synonyms: алканкӧрж (alkankörž), кӧрж (körž), пылышалга (pylyšalga), пылыштеҥге (pylyšteŋge), серга (serga)
  2. (botany) catkin
    Synonyms: серга (serga), кӧрж (körž), кичке (kičke), йолва (jolva), пеледышйолва (peĺedyšjolva), парча (parča), кӧржлык (köržlyk)

Declension

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Declension of алга
singular plural
nominative алга (alga) алга-влак (alga-vlak)
accusative алгам (algam) алга-влакым (alga-vlakym)
genitive алган (algan) алга-влакын (alga-vlakyn)
dative алгалан (algalan) алга-влаклан (alga-vlaklan)
comitative алгаге (algage) алга-влакге (alga-vlakge)
comparative алгала (algala) алга-влакла (alga-vlakla)
inessive алгаште (algašte) алга-влакыште (alga-vlakyšte)
illative (short) алгаш (algaš) алга-влакыш (alga-vlakyš)
illative (long) алгашке (algaške) алга-влакышке (alga-vlakyške)
lative алгаш (algaš) алга-влакеш (alga-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of алга
singular plural
1st person алгам (algam) алгана (algana)
2nd person алгат (algat) алгада (algada)
3rd person алгаже (algaže) алгашт (algašt)

Derived terms

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nouns

References

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  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “алга”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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алга (algaf (diminutive алгиче)

  1. alga, seaweed

Declension

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Declension of алга
singular plural
indefinite алга (alga) алги (algi)
definite unspecified алгата (algata) алгите (algite)
definite proximal алгава (algava) алгиве (algive)
definite distal алгана (algana) алгине (algine)
vocative алго (algo) алги (algi)

Mongolian

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Etymology 1

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ
(alag-a)
алга
(alga)

From Proto-Mongolic *halagan. The modern forms are not unanimous. Buryat-Kalmyk suggest *alïgan, Khalkha *alaga; Eastern Yughur *halagan; Monguor and Dongxiang *halga.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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алга (alga)

  1. palm (of the hand)
  2. sole (of the front paw of an animal)
  3. palmful
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Etymology 2

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ
(alag-a)
алга
(alga)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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алга (alga)

  1. Denotes the opposite.
Usage notes
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Analogous to English un-.

Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ
(alag-a)
алга
(alga)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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алга (alga)

  1. hobble strap (that part of the hobble which ties around the leg)
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Etymology 4

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ
(alg-a)
алга
(alga)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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алга (alga)

  1. (obsolete) fishing bait
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Further reading

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  • алга 1”, “алга 2”, “алга 3”, алга 4”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Bashkir алға (alğa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐɫˈɡa]
  • Hyphenation: ал‧га

Adverb

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алга́ (algá)

  1. (army, colloquial) forward
    Synonym: вперёд (vperjód)
    Antonym: наза́д (nazád)
    Алга́ за рабо́ту!
    Algá za rabótu!
    Let's get to work!