загас

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ǰïgasun, with pre-breaking found in most modern languages.

Compare Middle Mongol جیغاسون (jighasun), جیقاسونی (jiqasun[i]), Buryat загаһан (zagahan), Kalmyk заһсн (zağsn), Daur jaus, Dongxiang zhagvasun.

Pronunciation

Noun

загас • (zagas) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤ (ǰiɣasu), definite plural загаснууд); (hidden-n declension)

  1. fish
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Derived terms

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