See also: ялга and алға

Eastern Mari

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑlˈɡɑ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: ал‧га

Noun

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алга (alga)

  1. earring, earrings
    Synonyms: алканкӧрж (alkankörž), кӧрж (körž), пылышалга (pylyšalga), пылыштеҥге (pylyšteŋge), серга (serga)
  2. (botany) catkin
    Synonyms: серга (serga), кӧрж (körž), кичке (kičke), йолва (jolva), пеледышйолва (peĺedyšjolva), парча (parča), кӧржлык (köržlyk)

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Declension of алга
singular plural
nominative алга (alga) алга-влак (alga-vlak)
accusative алгам (algam) алга-влакым (alga-vlakym)
genitive алган (algan) алга-влакын (alga-vlakyn)
dative алгалан (algalan) алга-влаклан (alga-vlaklan)
comitative алгаге (algage) алга-влакге (alga-vlakge)
comparative алгала (algala) алга-влакла (alga-vlakla)
inessive алгаште (algašte) алга-влакыште (alga-vlakyšte)
illative (short) алгаш (algaš) алга-влакыш (alga-vlakyš)
illative (long) алгашке (algaške) алга-влакышке (alga-vlakyške)
lative алгаш (algaš) алга-влакеш (alga-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of алга
singular plural
1st person алгам (algam) алгана (algana)
2nd person алгат (algat) алгада (algada)
3rd person алгаже (algaže) алгашт (algašt)

Derived terms

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References

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  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “алга”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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алга (algaf (diminutive алгиче)

  1. alga, seaweed

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Mongolian

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Etymology 1

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ
(alag-a)
алга
(alga)

From Proto-Mongolic *halagan. The modern forms are not unanimous. Buryat-Kalmyk suggest *alïgan, Khalkha *alaga; Eastern Yughur *halagan; Monguor and Dongxiang *halga.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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алга (alga)

  1. palm (of the hand)
  2. sole (of the front paw of an animal)
  3. palmful
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Etymology 2

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ
(alag-a)
алга
(alga)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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алга (alga)

  1. Denotes the opposite.
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Analogous to English un-.

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Etymology 3

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ
(alag-a)
алга
(alga)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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алга (alga)

  1. hobble strap (that part of the hobble which ties around the leg)
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Etymology 4

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ
(alg-a)
алга
(alga)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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алга (alga)

  1. (obsolete) fishing bait
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Further reading

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  • алга 1”, “алга 2”, “алга 3”, алга 4”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Bashkir алға (alğa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐɫˈɡa]
  • Hyphenation: ал‧га

Adverb

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алга́ (algá)

  1. (army, colloquial) forward
    Synonym: вперёд (vperjód)
    Antonym: наза́д (nazád)
    Алга́ за рабо́ту!
    Algá za rabótu!
    Let's get to work!