Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shagai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sha-gai
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ankle bone of a sheep or goat used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die.

noun

Any of a variety of games and practices which involve such bone dice.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian шагай (šagaj).

Questions

What does shagai mean?: An ankle bone of a sheep or goat used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die.
Where does shagai come from?: Borrowed from Mongolian шагай (šagaj).

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