торһн

торһн

Kalmyk

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *torga, from Proto-Turkic *torku. Cognate with Mongolian торго (torgo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /torˈʁən/

Noun

торһн • (torğn) (Clear script spelling ᡐᡆᠷᡎᡆᠨ (torɣon))

1. silk (fabric)
2. piece of silky fabric
   1. (by extension) handkerchief made out of silk
      • “Ээҗин дун”:

        Намчта торһнь кииснә.

        Namchta torğnĭ kiisnä.

        The ornamented silky handkerchief is flying.

References

• A. Pozdneev (1911) Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 331