торго

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /tʰɔrəɢ/, [ˈtʰɔ̙ɾɞ̙q]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *torga, a Turkic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *torku (“silk fabric”), of uncertain origin.

Compare East Yugur torgho, Karakhanid تُرْقو (torqū).

Noun

торго • (torgo) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠣᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ (torg-a)); (hidden-n declension)

1. silk (fabric)
2. (in compounds) silk-like, soft and thin

   торгон савхи

   torgon savxi

   fine leather

3. (in compounds) fine, delicate

   торгон элс

   torgon els

   fine sand

4. (in compounds) top quality, choice

   торгон цэрэг

   torgon cereg

   elite bodyguard

Synonyms

• (delicate): нарийн (nariin)
• (choice): шилмэл (šilmel), шилдэг (šildeg), сонгомол (songomol)

Derived terms

• торгомсог (torgomsog, “silky, brocade”)
• торгонцор (torgoncor, “fake silk, coarse silk”)

Descendants

• Tibetan: དར (dar)

Etymology 2

Verb

торго • (torgo)

1. imperative of торгох (torgox, “to fine”)