утаа

Mongolian

Smoke coming from Mongolian yurts

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *hutuxa, perhaps analyzable as утах (utax, “to smoke, to fume”) +‎ -аа(н) (-aa(n)), but East Yugur shows no final nasal.

Cognate with Daur xutaa, East Yugur htaa, Kalmyk утан (utan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊtʰa/

Noun

утаа • (utaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠤᠲᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (utug-a)); (hidden-n declension)

1. smoke