арага

Northern Altai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “type of liquor”), through a Mongolic language. Cognate with Mongolian архи (arxi, “alcohol, liquor”), Turkish rakı (“liquor”).

Noun

арага • (araga)

  1. vodka

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “арага”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN, page 139

Tuvan

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “type of liquor”), through a Mongolic language. Cognate with Mongolian архи (arxi, “alcohol, liquor”), Turkish rakı (“liquor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.raˈɣa/

Noun

арага • (araga) (definite accusative араганы, plural арагалар)

  1. alcohol, liquor
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