tamga

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noun

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

OriginOld Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 ← Proto-Turkic *tamga →
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Meanings

nountamga (plural tamgas)

plural tamgas · alternative tamgha

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Turkic*tamga
  2. Old Turkic𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀
  3. Englishtamga

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 (t¹mg¹a), from Proto-Turkic *tamga.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tagmamagat
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APA

tamga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamga

MLA

“tamga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tamga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamga.

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