шалтаг

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Mongolian

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Pronunciation

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(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ʃaɮtʰəɡ/, [ˈʃaɬtɐk]

Etymology 1

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Proto-Mongolic *šïltag, equivalent to шалтах (šaltax, to pretend) +‎ (-g).

Noun

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шалтаг (šaltag) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠯᠲᠠᠭ (siltag)); (regular declension)

  1. motive, reason, pretext
  2. occasion
  3. ruse
  4. fetus
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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шалтаг (šaltag)

  1. permissive mood in (-g) of шалтах (šaltax, to pretend)