Buryat edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mongolic *kalbuga, compare Daur xalbeg (hoe blade).

Perhaps related to or an ancient borrowing from Proto-Turkic *kaĺuk, compare Turkish kaşık (spoon).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /χal.ba.ɢa/, [χäl.bɐ.ʁɐ]
  • Hyphenation: хал‧ба‧га

Noun edit

халбага (xalbaga) (??? please provide spelling!)

  1. spoon

Declension edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mongolian edit

Noun edit

халбага (xalbaga) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠯᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (qalbag-a))

  1. spoon

Declension edit