арга
Kyrgyz
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolic.
Noun
арга • (arga)
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *arga, compare Mangghuer ergha (“power, way”).
Further possible cognates include Old Turkic 𐰺 (ar-, “to deceive”), Manchu ᠠᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (arambi, “to make”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈark/
- Syllabification: ар‧га (2 syllables)
Noun
арга • (arga) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠷᠭᠠ (arg-a)); (regular declension)
Declension
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Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ărka. Cognate to Tuvan арга (arga), etc.
Noun
арга • (arga)
Derived terms
- арга-сырт (arga-sïrt)
References
- N. A Baskakov, editor (1966), “арга”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo) Jazyka - Dialekty Černevyx Tatar (Tuba-Kiži) - Grammatičeskij Očerk i Slovarʹ [Northern Altai Dialect of Altai Language - Black Tatar Dialect (Tuba-Kiži), Grammatical text and dictionary], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN, page 103
Tuvan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈɣa/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *ărka (“back”). Originally referred to the slope behind a mountain. Due to the humidity of the northern side of Tuvan mountains which made them abundant with trees, this word eventually became synonymous with mountainous forests in general. Compare Tofa арha (“northern slope of a mountain”).
Semantic development: "back" → "back of a mountain" → "mountainous forest".
Noun
арга • (arga) (definite accusative арганы, plural аргалар)
- forest of coniferous trees
See also
- арыг (arıg, “forest of broad-leaved trees”)
Etymology 2
From Classical Mongolian ᠠᠷᠭᠠ (arg-a). Cognate with Mongolian арга (arga).
Noun
арга • (arga) (definite accusative арганы, plural аргалар)