оорго

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *oŋurtka. Cognate to Khakas орха (orxa), омыртха (omırtxa), омырха (omırxa), Shor оортқа (oortqa), Tuvan оорга (oorga), Tofa оорһа (oorha), etc.

Noun

оорго • (oorgo)

  1. backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, spine

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “оорго”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN
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