dziggetai

Feb. 25th, 2011 07:20 am
prettygoodword: text: words are sexy (Default)
[personal profile] prettygoodword
dziggetai or chigetai (JIG-i-tay or CHIG-i-tay) - n., the Mongolian wild ass.


Equus hemionus hemionus, a variety of onager. Formerly ranged into western China and Kazakhstan but now restricted to southern Mongolian. First named in English in the late 18th century, borrowed from (where else?) Mongolian chikitei, having ears, from chiki, ear. And, well, they do.

---L.

Date: 2011-02-25 07:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spacedlaw.livejournal.com
Difficult to sneak into your average conversation, that one.

Date: 2011-02-26 12:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
True, true. It's still a cool word.

---L.

February 2026

S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 67
8 9 10 11 121314
15161718192021
22232425262728

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Feb. 13th, 2026 06:36 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios