Etymology

kengirge

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Today it means: A large, double-sided Tuvan drum, often made of goatskin and adorned with bells, introduced by Tibetan Buddhists. Full definition →

tyv кеңгирге
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  1. tyv · borrowed fromкеңгирге
  2. English todaykengirge

Borrowed from Tuvan кеңгирге (keñgirge). Compare Mongolian хэнгэрэг (xengereg) and several other cognates.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.