шаазгай
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *saxajïgaï (“magpie”), perhaps from Proto-Turkic *sagïsgan (“magpie”).
Compare Dongxiang sazhigvei, Turkish saksağan.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ʃaːt͡sɢai/, [ˈʃaːt͡sʁæe]
Noun edit
шаазгай • (šaazgaj) (Mongolian spelling ᠱᠠᠭᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠢ (šaɣaǰaɣai)); (regular declension)
- Eurasian magpie, (Pica pica)
- Synonym: алаг шаазгай (alag šaazgaj)
Derived terms edit
- ятга шаазгай (jatga šaazgaj, “jay”, literally “zither magpie”)
- овоо босгоогүй бол шаазгай хаанаас суух вэ (ovoo bosgoogüj bol šaazgaj xaanaas suux ve, “it takes two to tango”, literally “where would have the magpie perched had the cairn not been built”)