утаа

Mongolian
Smoke coming from Mongolian yurts

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *hutuxa, perhaps analyzable as утах (utax, “to smoke, to fume”) +‎ -аа(н) (-aa(n)), but East Yugur shows no final nasal.

Cognate with Daur xutaa, East Yugur htaa, Kalmyk утан (utan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊtʰa/

Noun

утаа • (utaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠤᠲᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (utuɣ-a)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. smoke
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