цецгә

Kalmyk

Cyrillic Clear Script
цецгә (tsetsgä) ᡔᡄᡔᡄᡎᡄᡅ (cecegei)

Alternative forms

  • цецкә (tsetskä)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *čečegei. Cognate with Mongolian цэцгий (cecgii), Buryat сэсэгы (sesegy). The meaning "flower" is due to taboo on the word цецг (tsetsg).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡set͡sɡæ/, /t͡set͡skæ/

Noun

цецгә • (tsetsgä) (plural цецгәс)

  1. (eye) pupil
  2. flower
    Synonym: цецг (tsetsg)
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