Гарал үүсэлFrom Proto-Mongolic *sïgaï.
Perhaps a cognate of Proto-Turkic *siŋük (“bone”).
Compare Mongghul shghai, Chuvash шӑмӑ (šămă), Kalmyk шаһа (şağa)
- ankle
- shagai (ankle bone of a sheep or goat which used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die)
Хэлбэрүүдšagaj(romanization) · ᠱᠠᠭᠠ(Mongolian) · шаа(alternative)