саваа

Mongolian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sawa/

Etymology 1

савах (savax, “to beat”) +‎ -аа(н) (-aa(n))

Compare Buryat һабаа (habaa), Kalmyk сава (sava).

Noun

саваа • (savaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠠᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (sabag-a), definite plural саваанууд); (hidden-n declension)

  1. cane, rod (for hitting)

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

саваа • (savaa)

  1. only used in саваагүй (savaagüj, “irrelevant”)
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