загас
Mongolian
Etymology
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
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡saɢəs/
Noun
загас • (zagas) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤ (ǰiɣasu), definite plural загаснууд); (hidden-n declension)
Derived terms
- загасчин (zagasčin)
- могой загас (mogoj zagas, “eel”, literally “snake fish”)