загас
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *jïgasun, with pre-breaking found in most modern languages.
Compare Middle Mongolian جیغاسون (jighasun), جیقاسونی (jiqasun[i]), Dongxiang zhagvasun.
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡saɢəs/
Noun
загас • (zagas) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤ (ǰiɣasu), plural загаснууд); (hidden-n declension )
- fish
Derived terms
- могой загас (mogoj zagas, “eel”, literally “snake fish”)