хулгана
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xʊɮɢən/, [ˈχo̙ɮʁɵ̙n]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *kulugana, equivalent to хул (hul, “beige”) + -гана (-gana), or alternatively derived from хулгах (hulgah, “to avoid, to steal”).
Compare East Yugur xunlagh.
Noun
хулгана • (hulgana) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠭᠠᠨᠠ (quluɣan-a)); (regular declension )
- mouse
- (astrology) rat
Hypernyms
- мэрэгч амьтан (meregč amʹtan, “rodent”)
Coordinate terms
- харх (harh, “rat”)
- оготно (ogotno, “field mouse”)
Derived terms
- үхэр хулгана (üher hulgana, “mongoose, rat”, literally “cow mouse”)
Verb
хулгана • (hulgana)
- durative tense in -на (-na) of хулгах (hulgah, “to avoid, to steal”)