хаг

See also: Хаг

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xaɡ/, [χak]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *kāk, compare with Kazakh қақ (qaq, “dry, limescale”).

Noun

хаг • (xag) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠭ (qag)); (regular declension)

1. coating, crust
2. lichen, moss
3. dandruff
4. slag (impurities removed when smelting ore)
5. placenta

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

хаг • (xag) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠭ (qag))

1. The sound of a cough.