загас
Appearance
Mongolian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Mongolic *ǰïgasun, with pre-breaking found in most modern languages.
Compare Middle Mongol جیغاسون (jighasun), جیقاسونی (jiqasun[i]), Buryat загаһан (zagahan), Kalmyk заһсн (zağsn), Daur jaus, Dongxiang zhagvasun.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡saɢəs/
Noun
[edit]загас • (zagas) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤ (ǰiɣasu), definite plural загаснууд); (hidden-n declension)
Derived terms
[edit]- могой загас (mogoj zagas, “eel”, literally “snake fish”)