tamga

English

Alternative forms

• tamgha

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 (t¹mǧa), from Proto-Turkic *tamga.

Noun

tamga (plural tamgas)

1. A seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they influenced; typically the emblem of a particular tribe, clan, or family.

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tamga.

Noun

tamga

1. stamp

Alternative forms

• tymga

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “tamga”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ, Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN