English Explanatory Dictionary

tamga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

tamga tamgas tamgha

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 (t¹mǧa), from Proto-Turkic *tamga.

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