ҡомағай

Bashkir

Etymology

From Middle Mongol *qomaqai (“greedy, hungry”), see Mongolian хомхой (xomxoj, “greedy”).

Cognate with Kazakh қомағай (qomağai, “greedy”); perhaps also related to South Altay коомой (koomoy, “bad”), Khakas хомай (xomay, “bad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [qʊ̞.mɑ.ˈʁɑj]
Hyphenation: ҡо‧ма‧ғай

Adjective

ҡомағай • (qomağay)

greedy for money or property, avaricious, covetous
insatiable for food

Synonyms

ҡомһоҙ (qomhoź)

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