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Etymological Legend
Ch	Chinese
CT	Common Turkic
Kh	Khalkha Mongolian
Khak	Khakas
LM	Literary Mongolian
LT	Literary Tibetan
NE	Northeastern Turkic
Rus	Russian
Skt	Sanskrit

• pa eh? (expressing astonishment); pa, sen čanïp kelgeniŋ ol be! eh, so you have returned already?
• paa wow! (expressing delight); paa, kattïŋ xöyün! wow! so many berries!
• paak ach! (expressing regret); paak, ulug xirezinde bičiizinge küš četpedi ach, although it is big, it did not overcome the small.
• paalïïr rag, piece of felt, potholder (for taking pots out of the oven or from the fire. [cf. LM bariγul]
• paalïŋ cf. baalïŋ enamel. [LM palang ←Ch]
• paaraŋ headquarters; barracks.
• pabrik factory. [←Rus fabrika]
• padakayïm eh? (expressing astonishment); padakayïm-xalakayïm ïnda čüü boor? eh, what happens here?
• padarčï wandering lama, mendicant monk. [LM badarči(n)]
• padarčïla- of a lama to beg for alms. [LM badarčila-]
• padarla- to beg for alms, to collect alms. [LM badarla-]
• padïla- to become worse, to deteriorate; to lose strength, to grow weak; aarïg kiži padïlap čïdïr the patient is getting worse; aht-daa padïladï the horse has grown weak.
• padïla- to fall with a plop; cf. pedile-.
• padïlat- to smack; to drag (one’s slippers); cf. pedilet-.
• padïr [pahdïr] wooden cup, bowl; cf. madar. [LM badar bowl carried by mendicants to collect alms ←Skt pātra]
• padïra- to speak inceasingly, to chatter.
• padïrat- to let speak inceasingly; padïradïr čugaala- to speak incessantly.
• padïrtkayïn- to speak inceasingly, to chatter. padïrtkayndïr čugaala- to speak incessantly.
• paga frog; bözür paga toad; paga tölü tadpole. [CT *ba:ka, LM baqa]
• pak mouthful, gulp; oral cavity; cheek-pouches (of a rodent); bir pak sug a mouthful of water.
• paka diarrhoea of children. [cf. LM baγa-]
• pakala- to suffer from diarrhoea.
• pakta- to hold in one’s mouth; to swallow, to gulp down; to have a drink, to toss off.
• palïra- to chatter, to speak incomprehenisbly.
• palïraaš chatterbox, babbler, windbag; (of speech) incomprehensible, unintelligible; ooŋ čugaazï palïraaš his speech is incomprehensible.
• palïradïr (of speech) incomprehensible, unintelligible.
• palïrgay chatterbox, babbler, windbag; (of speech) incomprehensible, unintelligible.
• palïrtkayïn- to chatter, to jabber, to speak incomprehensibly.
• palït: čüreem palït deen my heart broke.
• pančïk a dice game.

• par tiger; kïs par tigress; par oglu tiger cub; par keži tiger skin. [CT *bars, LM bars]
• par strong, dense; par ïyaš tree with thick wood.
• par lead, turn (in a card game).
• par printing; par üžük block letter. [LM bar ←LT par]
• parïïl one sixteenth.
• parla- to print; to publish; to write in block letters. [LM barla- ←LT par]
• parla- to have a turn, the lead (in a card came).
• parla- to consider oneself more skilful, strong; meŋee čüge parlaar sen? why do you reckon yourself stronger than me?
• parlakčï printer.
• parlalga print, press; parlalga čeri publishing house; kürüneniŋ parlalga čeri state’s publishing house; parlalga konferenciyazï press-conference.
• parlamal printing, printed; parlamal üneleeškin printed review. [LM barlamal]
• parlaš- to print, publish together.
• parlat- to let print, publish, to have printed.
• parlattïn- to be printed, published.
• parustug sail-, sailing. [←Rus parusnyj]
• paš cast iron bowl, kettle. [cf. Tofa]
• paš syphilis. [<CT *ba:š wound]
• pašta- to cook.
• paštan- to cook.
• paštančï cook.
• pat good-for-nothing, useless; poor, unimportant; very, badly, utterly; quite, rather; kadïï pat his health is poor; pat turupkan utterly tired; pat kayga- to be utterly amazed; pat čaŋčïgïp kag- to feel quite at ease; čaa čerge pat čaŋčïgïp kagdïm I felt quite at ease in the new place; pat boldum čettirdim, pat čettirdim iy! many thanks! (said when one does not intend to impose oneself any further); pat boorda hardly, barely; pat boorda ködür- to barely lift; šoodayda taraanï pat boorda ködürüp aldïm I could barely lift the grain in the sack; padïn baraar to be tired, exhausted.
• patpaadïr cf. matpaadïr thumb.
• patpadak quail.
• patpagar dense, full, packed, thick, fat.
• patpaŋayïn- to waddle (of a fat person).
• patpaŋna- to waddle (of a fat person).
• pay target, bull’s eye, flying target (for shooting); pay at- to hit the target. [LM bai]
• pedile- to fall with a plop; cf. padïla-.
• pedilet- to smack; to drag (one’s slippers).
• pedirt: pedirt de- to crash down, to rain down, to hammer down.
• pee wow (expressing astonishment); pee, bo čüveniŋ magalïïn! wow, what a splendid thing!
• pekar baker. [←Rus pekar’]
• pensiyala- to retire on a pension. [←Rus pensija pension]
• pet: pet de- to fall with a plop, smack.
• piš get lost! piš daldïrt! get lost!
• piva (~ piiva) beer. [←Rus pivo]
• pïr soot, lamp-black.
• pïrlan- (of a lamp) to smoke, to produce soot.
• pïrlandïr- to blacken with soot.
• pïroontu front. [←Rus front]
• pïrzïg smelling of soot.
• pok cf. bok debris, refuse. [CT *bok, LM boγ]
• pook ach (expressing regret); pook, kančap barganïm ol? ach, what am I going to do?
• por clay; por sava earthenware bowl.
• porlug containing clay.
• pödülee rubber.
• pök full, satiated, saturated.
• pök- (pöger) to eat one’s fill, to be satiated, saturated; pökken estiiškin saturated solution. [<CT *bök-]
• pöktür- to let eat one’s fill, to let become satiated, to saturate.
• pörük shy, timid, bashful, diffident; unsociable.
• pörükten- to be shy, timid, bashful, diffident; to shun.
• pös textile, material, fabric; torgu pös silken fabric; pös ületpürü textile industry. [CT *böz, LM bös]
• pös-taavï (~ pös-daavï) textile goods.
• pössüg smelling of burnt textile, fabric; like textile, resembling fabric.
• pöš cedar; pöš tooruu cedar nut. [cf. Tofa, Altay]
• pudta- to weigh. [←Rus pud pood]
• pupaayka kind of jacket. [←Rus fufajka]
• püree a wind instrument. [LM büriye]
• püree-büšküür Buddhist orchestra of wind instruments.
• püü ts! (expressing scorn); püü-xayt, melegeyin ale! ts, how stupid!