атаа

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /atʰa/, [aʰˈta]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *hataxa, compare Daur xataa (“ambition, purpose”).

Noun

атаа • (ataa)

1. envy, resentment

Derived terms

• атаархах (ataarxax, “to envy”)

Etymology 2

Noun

атаа • (ataa)

1. (shamanism) fifth heaven