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shagai

shagai noun: an ankle bone of a sheep or goat used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die.

shagai: an ankle bone of a sheep or goat used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a...
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Noun

shagai (plural shagai)

  1. An ankle bone of a sheep or goat used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die.
  2. Any of a variety of games and practices which involve such bone dice.

Forms of shagai

pluralshagai

Origin of shagai

Borrowed from Mongolian шагай (šagaj).

Questions about shagai

What does shagai mean?
Shagai means an ankle bone of a sheep or goat used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die.
What part of speech is shagai?
Shagai is a noun.
What is the plural of shagai?
The plural of shagai is shagai.

Words near shagai in the dictionary

  1. shag-hounds
  2. shag-rag
  3. shagadelic
  4. shagaholic
  5. shagaholics
  6. shagai
  7. Shagaluf
  8. shaganappi
  9. shaganappis
  10. shagaol
  11. shagbag

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