See also: ага and аға

Bashkir

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Яға.

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yaka (edge; collar).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (jaqa, collar); Kazakh жаға (jağa, collar), Kyrgyz жака (jaka, collar; shore, bank), Uzbek yoqa (collar; side; shore, bank), Turkish yaka (collar), Khakas чаға (çağa, trousers/pants' belt; edge), Yakut саҕа (sağa, collar; edge), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɑ.ˈʁɑ]
  • Hyphenation: я‧ға

Noun

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яға (yağa)

  1. collar, the part of a garment that covers the neck and throat

Declension

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