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tamga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
tam-ga
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tamgas (plural) tamgha (alternative)

Questions

What does tamga mean?
A seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they influenced; typically the emblem of a particular tribe, clan, or family.
Where does tamga come from?
Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 (t¹mg¹a), from Proto-Turkic *tamga.

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