English Explanatory Dictionary

tarbagan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Pronunciation

/ˈtɑːbəɡən/

Word forms

tarbagan tarbagans

Etymology

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

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