saiga

See also: Saiga and saïga

English

A saiga

Etymology

From Russian сайга́ (sajgá), alternative form of сайга́к (sajgák), from Chagatai سایغاق (saiɣak, “chamois”).

Noun

saiga (plural saigas)

1. Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.

   Synonym: saiga antelope

   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 205:

     Its ʽcore faunaʼ consisted of the woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, saiga, muskox and the arctic fox. All except the woolly rhino evolved in the northern Arctic, and all had been evolving for several million years before their modern forms appeared.

Synonyms

• (Saiga tatarica): steppe saiga

Coordinate terms

• (Saiga tatarica): Mongolian saiga, possibly a subspecies Saiga tatarica mongolica; Saiga borealis, possibly extinct or possibly including the Mongolian saiga

Translations

antelope

• Assamese: চাইগা (saiga)
• Breton: saiga
• Bulgarian: сайга (sajga)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高鼻羚羊

• Crimean Tatar: sayğaq
• Czech: sajka f, sajga (cs) f
• Dutch: saïga
• Esperanto: altnaza antilopo
• Finnish: saiga
• French: saïga (fr) m
• German: Saiga f
• Hungarian: szajga (hu), tatárantilop
• Irish: antalóp saigeach m
• Italian: saiga f
• Japanese: サイガ (saiga)
• Kalmyk: гөрәсн (göräsn)
• Kazakh: ақбөкен (aqböken)
• Korean: 사이가산양 (ko) (saigasanyang)
• Lithuanian: saiga
• Mongolian: бөхөн (mn) (böxön)
• Navajo: jádí bíchį́į́htsohígíí
• Polish: suhak (pl) m
• Portuguese: saiga f
• Romanian: saiga (ro) f
• Russian: сайга́к (ru) m (sajgák), сайга́ (ru) f (sajgá)
• Spanish: saiga (es) m
• Swedish: saigaantilop (sv)
• Turkish: sayga
• Ukrainian: сайгак (sajhak)
• Uyghur: قاڭشارلىق بۆكەن (qangsharliq böken)
• Vietnamese: linh dương saiga

Further reading

• saiga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Saiga tatarica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Saiga tatarica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Finnish

Etymology

< Russian сайга́ (sajgá)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯ɡɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯ɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑiɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sai‧ga

Noun

saiga

1. saiga (Saiga tatarica)

Declension

Inflection of saiga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		saiga	saigat
genitive		saigan	saigojen
partitive		saigaa	saigoja
illative		saigaan	saigoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saiga	saigat
accusative	nom.	saiga	saigat
	gen.	saigan
genitive		saigan	saigojen saigainrare
partitive		saigaa	saigoja
inessive		saigassa	saigoissa
elative		saigasta	saigoista
illative		saigaan	saigoihin
adessive		saigalla	saigoilla
ablative		saigalta	saigoilta
allative		saigalle	saigoille
essive		saigana	saigoina
translative		saigaksi	saigoiksi
abessive		saigatta	saigoitta
instructive		—	saigoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saiga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saigani saigani accusative nom. saigani saigani gen. saigani genitive saigani saigojeni saigainirare partitive saigaani saigojani inessive saigassani saigoissani elative saigastani saigoistani illative saigaani saigoihini adessive saigallani saigoillani ablative saigaltani saigoiltani allative saigalleni saigoilleni essive saiganani saigoinani translative saigakseni saigoikseni abessive saigattani saigoittani instructive — — comitative — saigoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saigasi saigasi accusative nom. saigasi saigasi gen. saigasi genitive saigasi saigojesi saigaisirare partitive saigaasi saigojasi inessive saigassasi saigoissasi elative saigastasi saigoistasi illative saigaasi saigoihisi adessive saigallasi saigoillasi ablative saigaltasi saigoiltasi allative saigallesi saigoillesi essive saiganasi saigoinasi translative saigaksesi saigoiksesi abessive saigattasi saigoittasi instructive — — comitative — saigoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saigamme saigamme accusative nom. saigamme saigamme gen. saigamme genitive saigamme saigojemme saigaimmerare partitive saigaamme saigojamme inessive saigassamme saigoissamme elative saigastamme saigoistamme illative saigaamme saigoihimme adessive saigallamme saigoillamme ablative saigaltamme saigoiltamme allative saigallemme saigoillemme essive saiganamme saigoinamme translative saigaksemme saigoiksemme abessive saigattamme saigoittamme instructive — — comitative — saigoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saiganne saiganne accusative nom. saiganne saiganne gen. saiganne genitive saiganne saigojenne saigainnerare partitive saigaanne saigojanne inessive saigassanne saigoissanne elative saigastanne saigoistanne illative saigaanne saigoihinne adessive saigallanne saigoillanne ablative saigaltanne saigoiltanne allative saigallenne saigoillenne essive saigananne saigoinanne translative saigaksenne saigoiksenne abessive saigattanne saigoittanne instructive — — comitative — saigoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative saigansa saigansa accusative nom. saigansa saigansa gen. saigansa genitive saigansa saigojensa saigainsarare partitive saigaansa saigojaan saigojansa inessive saigassaan saigassansa saigoissaan saigoissansa elative saigastaan saigastansa saigoistaan saigoistansa illative saigaansa saigoihinsa adessive saigallaan saigallansa saigoillaan saigoillansa ablative saigaltaan saigaltansa saigoiltaan saigoiltansa allative saigalleen saigallensa saigoilleen saigoillensa essive saiganaan saiganansa saigoinaan saigoinansa translative saigakseen saigaksensa saigoikseen saigoiksensa abessive saigattaan saigattansa saigoittaan saigoittansa instructive — — comitative — saigoineen saigoinensa

Synonyms

• saiga-antilooppi (dated)

Italian

Etymology

From Russian сайга́ (sajgá).

Noun

saiga f (plural saighe)

1. saiga

Anagrams

• gasai

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

saiga m (definite singular saigaen, indefinite plural saigaer, definite plural saigaene)

1. saiga

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

saiga m (definite singular saigaen, indefinite plural saigaer or saigaar, definite plural saigaene or saigaane)

1. saiga

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.ɡa/ [ˈsaɪ̯.ɡa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈsaj.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: sai‧ga

Noun

saiga f (plural saigas)

1. saiga (Saiga tatarica, an antelope of Siberia)

Spanish

Noun

saiga m (plural saigas)

1. saiga

See also

• saiga on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es