Kalmyk

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *jarγu. Cognate with Mongolian зарга (zarga).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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зарһ (zarğ) (Clear script spelling ᠴᠠᠷᡎᡇ (zarɣu), plural зарһс)

  1. court; trial

References

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  • A. Pozdneev (1911) “зарһ”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 261
  • Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015