шагай

Mongolian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sïgaï.

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

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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