төлгө

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *tölge (“divination, prediction”). Compare Buryat түлэг (tüleg).

Perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *tǖĺ (“dream”) and Proto-Tungusic *tolkin (“dream”). Compare also Turkish düş, Bashkir төш (töş), Kazakh түс (tüs), Uyghur چۈش (chüsh), Chuvash тӗлӗк (tĕlĕk), Evenki толкин (tolkin) and Manchu ᡨᠣᠯᡤᡳᠨ (tolgin). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

төлгө • (tölgö) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠥᠯᠭᠡ (tölge))

Descendants

→ Yakut: төлкө (tölkö)

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