торго
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Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /tʰɔrəɢ/, [ˈtʰɔ̙ɾɞ̙q]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *torga, a Turkic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *torku (“silk fabric”), of uncertain origin.
Compare East Yugur torgho, Karakhanid تُرْقو (torqū).
Noun
торго • (torgo) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠣᠷᠭᠠ (torg-a)); (hidden-n declension)
- silk (fabric)
- (in compounds) silk-like, soft and thin
- торгон савхи
- torgon savxi
- fine leather
- (in compounds) fine, delicate
- (in compounds) top quality, choice
Synonyms
- (delicate): нарийн (nariin)
- (choice): шилмэл (šilmel), шилдэг (šildeg), сонгомол (songomol)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Tibetan: དར (dar)
Etymology 2
Verb
торго • (torgo)
- imperative of торгох (torgox, “to fine”)
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