бага

Etymology

From Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *bVga, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *bIaga (“jackal; fox”), see Chechen цӏокъберг (c̣oq̇berg, “ounce”) for other proposed cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baɡa]

Noun

бага • (bāgā)

1. fox

References

• Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*bHV̆rgĂ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

Noun

бага • (baga) ?

1. larch (tree)

Noun

бага • (baga)

1. love
2. frog (amphibian)

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit पाक (pāka, “child, infant, young of an animal”).

Cognate with Buryat бага (baga), Kalmyk баһ (bah), East Yugur bagha, Khitan [Khitan Small needed] (bo.qo, “son”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /paɢ/, [paq]

Adjective

бага • (baga) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (baɣ-a))

1. small
2. few
3. young

Noun

бага • (baga)

1. a bit (a small amount)

Adverb

бага • (baga)

1. slightly, a bit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaɡə]

Noun

ба́га • (bága) m inan

1. genitive singular of баг (bag)