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aranga

aranga noun: among Siberian peoples, a platform on which the body of a deceased human, usually a shaman (or his horse), is placed, as a form of sky burial.

Noun

aranga (plural arangas)

  1. Among Siberian peoples, a platform on which the body of a deceased human, usually a shaman (or his horse), is placed, as a form of sky burial.

Forms of aranga

pluralarangas

Origin of aranga

Compare Evenki арангас (arangas), Yakut араҥас (araŋas), etc.

Questions about aranga

What does aranga mean?
Aranga means among Siberian peoples, a platform on which the body of a deceased human, usually a shaman (or his horse), is placed, as a form of sky burial.
What part of speech is aranga?
Aranga is a noun.
What is the plural of aranga?
The plural of aranga is arangas.

Words near aranga in the dictionary

  1. araneose
  2. araneosene
  3. araneosenes
  4. araneous
  5. Aranese
  6. aranga
  7. arangas
  8. arangetram
  9. arangetrams
  10. Arangin
  11. arango

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