таьнҝаь

таьнҝаь

Udi

Etymology

From either a Turkic source, cf. Kazakh теңге (teñge), Bashkir тәңкә (täñkä) or Classical Mongolian ᠲᠡᠩ (teng); ultimately from Chinese 等 (MC tʌi^X, təŋ^X, “equal; sort, type, etc.”), or specifically 戥 (“small steelyard for weighing money and similar items”), cf. Turkish denk.

Noun

таьнҝаь • (tängʲä)

1. money

Further reading

• Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974), “таьнҝаь”, in Udinsko-azerbajdžansko-russkij slovarʹ [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary], Baku: Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR, page 203