Kalgan

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1. Mongolian · derived fromᠴᠢᠭᠣᠯᠠᠯᠲᠣ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ“meeting or assembly gate”
2. Mongolian · borrowed fromᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠᠨ“gate”
3. English todayKalgan

From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠᠨ (qagalɣan, “gate”), from Mongolian ᠴᠢᠭᠣᠯᠠᠯᠲᠣ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (čiɣolalto kagalɣ-a, “meeting or assembly gate”), from its important position on Mongolia's trade routes with northern China.