арга
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *arga, compare Mangghuer ergha (“power, way”).
Further possible cognates include Old Turkic 𐰺 (ar-, “to deceive”), Manchu ᠠᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (arambi, “to make”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arəɢ/
Noun
арга • (arga) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠷᠭᠠ (arɣ-a)); (regular declension )
- manner, way, means
- ruse, scheme