торһн

Kalmyk

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *torga, from Proto-Turkic *torku. Cognate with Mongolian торго (torgo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /torˈʁən/

Noun

торһн • (torğn) (Clear script spelling ᡐᡆᠷᡎᡆᠨ (torɣon))

  1. silk (fabric)
  2. piece of silky fabric
    1. (by extension) handkerchief made out of silk
      • “Ээҗин дун”:
        Намчта торһнь кииснә.
        Namchta torğnĭ kiisnä.
        The ornamented silky handkerchief is flying.

References
  • A. Pozdneev (1911) Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 331
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