шагай

Mongolian

Alternative forms

  • шаа (šaa)

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sïgaï, perhaps a cognate of Proto-Turkic *süŋök (“bone”).

Compare Mongghul shghai, Chuvash шӑмӑ (šămă).

Sides of an anklebone dice: camel, horse, sheep, goat (тэмээ, адуу, хонь and ямаа)

Noun

шагай • (šagaj) (Mongolian spelling ᠱᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (šaɣ-a))

  1. ankle
    1. bone dice (used for playing traditional games)


Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂɐˈɡaj]

Verb

шага́й • (šagáj)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of шага́ть (šagátʹ)
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