Southern Altai
Etymology
From *qarčïğa(y) (“hawk”), from a Mongolic source. Cognate to Kyrgyz карчыга (karcıga), etc.
Noun
карчага • (karčaga)
- hawk
References
- N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “карчага”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN