торго
Mongolian
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 (torɣ'a)); (hidden-n declension)
- silk (fabric)
- (in compounds) silk-like, soft and thin
- торгон савхи
- torgon savxi
- fine leather
- (in compounds) fine, delicate
- торгон элс
- torgon els
- fine sand
- (in compounds) top quality, choice
- торгон цэрэг
- torgon cereg
- elite bodyguard
Synonyms
- (delicate): нарийн (nariin)
- (choice): шилмэл (šilmel), шилдэг (šildeg), сонгомол (songomol)
Derived terms
- торгомсог (torgomsog, “silky, brocade”)
- торгонцор (torgoncor, “fake silk, coarse silk”)
Descendants
- Tibetan: དར (dar)
Verb
торго • (torgo)
- imperative of торгох (torgox, “to fine”)