көглҗрһн

Kalmyk

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көглҗрһн (kögljrğn) ᡍᡈᡎᡈᠯᠴᡅᠷᡎᡄᠨᡄ (kögöljirgene)

Etymology

Uncertain. The word contains lexical suffix -һн (-ğn) usually found in animal names. The root without the suffix might be a borrowing from a Turkic language; see Ottoman Turkish گوگرجین (güğercin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kø.ɡəlʲ.d͡ʑərˈʁnə/, /kø.ɡəlʲ.d͡ʑərˈʁən/

Noun

көглҗрһн • (kögljrğn) (plural көглҗрһнс)

  1. dove, pigeon

References

  • A. Pozdneev (1911) “көглҗрһн”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 292a
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