шагай

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Mongolian[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mongolic *sïgaï.

Perhaps a cognate of Proto-Turkic *siŋük (“bone”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Compare Mongghul shghai, Chuvash шӑмӑ (šămă).

Noun[edit]

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

  1. ankle
  2. shagai (ankle bone of a sheep or goat which used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die)

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: shagai

Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

шага́й • (šagáj)

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