хулгана

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊɮɢən/, [ˈχo̙ɮʁɵ̙n]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *kulugana, equivalent to хул (hul, “beige”) +‎ -гана (-gana), or alternatively derived from хулгах (hulgah, “to avoid, to steal”).

Compare East Yugur xunlagh.

Noun

хулгана • (hulgana) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠭᠠᠨ᠎ᠠ (quluɣan-a)); (regular declension )

mouse
(astrology) rat

Hypernyms

мэрэгч амьтан (meregč amʹtan, “rodent”)

Coordinate terms

харх (harh, “rat”)
оготно (ogotno, “field mouse”)

Derived terms

үхэр хулгана (üher hulgana, “mongoose, rat”, literally “cow mouse”)

Etymology 2

Verb

хулгана • (hulgana)

durative tense in -на (-na) of хулгах (hulgah, “to avoid, to steal”)

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