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tamga

tamga noun: a seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they influenced; typically the emblem of a particular tribe, clan, or family.

Noun

tamga (plural tamgas)

  1. A seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they influenced; typically the emblem of a particular tribe, clan, or family.

Forms of tamga

pluraltamgas
alternative formtamgha

Origin of tamga

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 (t¹mg¹a), from Proto-Turkic *tamga.

Questions about tamga

What does tamga mean?
Tamga means a seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they influenced; typically the emblem of a particular tribe, clan, or family.
What part of speech is tamga?
Tamga is a noun.
What is the plural of tamga?
The plural of tamga is tamgas.

Words near tamga in the dictionary

  1. Tameside
  2. tamest
  3. tametraline
  4. Tamez
  5. Tamezes
  6. tamga
  7. tamgas
  8. tamgha
  9. tamghas
  10. Tami
  11. Tamia

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