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tarbagan

/ˈtɑːbəɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tarba-gan
IPA
/ˈtɑːbəɡən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Marmota sibirica of marmots that live on the steppes of Central Asia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тарбаган (tarbagan), from Southern Altai (Teleut) тарбаган (tarbagan), ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *tarbagan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: тарбаган, -, *tarbagan

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtɑːbəɡən/

Inflected Forms

tarbagans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tarbagan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑːbəɡən/.
What does tarbagan mean?
Any member of the species Marmota sibirica of marmots that live on the steppes of Central Asia.
Where does tarbagan come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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