Etymology

shagai

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Today it means: An ankle bone of a sheep or goat used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die. Full definition →

Mongolian шагай
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The story

  1. Mongolian · borrowed fromшагай
  2. English todayshagai

Borrowed from Mongolian шагай (šagai).

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