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mekčirge
a word from vocabulary
Sakha
by
Brigitte Pakendorf
and
Innokentij Novgorodov
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Word form
mekčirge
LWT meaning(s)
the owl
Comments on word
According to a bird book (Sidorov 2005: 56ff), mekčirge designates a variety of owl species.
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Mongol Empire [19] (1200–1400)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
begserge
'owl'
Buryat
Effect
Replacement
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Mongol dominance in Eurasia [19]
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