хутга

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kïtuga, compare Mongghul qidighua, Buryat хутага (xutaga), Kalmyk утх (utx).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊtʰəɢ/, [ˈχo̙ʰtɵ̙q]

Noun

хутга • (xutga) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠲᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (kitug-a), definite plural хутганууд); (hidden-n declension)

1. knife

Derived terms

• хутгалах (xutgalax, “to stab, to carve up with a knife”)