шалтан

Kalmyk

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃalˈtan/

Noun

шалтан • (şaltan)

  1. reason; motive; cause
    Synonyms: учр (uçr), учр-шалтан (uçr-şaltan)

Derived terms
  • учр-шалтан (uçr-şaltan)
  • шалтанго (şaltango)

References
  • Muniev, B. D. (1977) “шалтан”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 663a
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