migva
Dongxiang
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *mïkan, perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *bɨkɨn (“thigh”).
Cognate with Mongolian мах (mah), Kalmyk махн (maxn), Buryat мяхан (mjaxan) and perhaps Kazakh мықын (mıqın).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈʁa/, [miˈʁɑ]
Noun
migva
- meat
Derived terms
- migvachi (“butcher, meat-lover”)