ямаа

See also: амаа

Mongolian

A herd of goats in Ömnögovi province

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ïmaxan, compare Buryat ямаан (jamaan), Kalmyk яман (yaman), Daur ima, Dongxiang iman, Khitan 𘱑𘯺 (*êm a)
Related through borrowing or inheritance with Proto-Turkic *ïmga, compare Old Turkic 𐰢𐰍𐰀‎ ((a)mɣa).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /jama/, [jaˈma]

Noun

ямаа • (jamaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠢᠮᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (imaɣ'a)); (hidden-n declension)

goat

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