шалтан
Kalmyk
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editшалтан • (şaltan)
- reason; motive; cause
- Synonyms: учр (uçr), учр-шалтан (uçr-şaltan)
Derived terms
edit- учр-шалтан (uçr-şaltan)
- шалтанго (şaltango)
References
edit- Muniev, B. D. (1977) “шалтан”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 663a