Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tengri tagh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: ten-gri -tagh
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Tian Shan.

Example Sentences

"The ancient kingdom of Zungaria, extinguished by the Chinese about the middle of the 18th century, now constitutes the Russian district of Semipalatinsk, and, according to M. Semenof, incloses the centre of the Asiatic continent, the gigantic mountain group of the Tengri Tagh."
"What is the demographic landscape in Xinjiang? The population is concentrated in two segments: the corridor along the northern foothills of the Tengri Tagh and the arcs of oases to the south of the Tengri Tagh."
"New roads between southern and northern Xinjiang, across the mountains of Tengri Tagh/Tianshan, were constructed and older ones upgraded."

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur تەڭرىتاغ (tengritagh, literally “Mountain of God (Tengri)”).

Word Breakdown

Root: تەڭرىتاغ

Synonyms

Tian Shan

Questions

What does tengri tagh mean?: Synonym of Tian Shan.
Where does tengri tagh come from?: Borrowed from Uyghur تەڭرىتاغ (tengritagh, literally “Mountain of God (Tengri)”).

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