Proto-Mongolian: *lag-(turaɣu)
Meaning: hazel-hen, grouse
Russian meaning: куропатка, рябчик
Written Mongolian: nuɣturuu (L 594) Middle Mongolian: lax (HY 15) Khalkha: nogtrū
Comments: Modern languages reflect a compound *lag-turaɣu (with *turaɣu `raven, crow'). Mong. > Manchu nuturu 'sand grouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)' (see Rozycki 165). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-mgr,monget-reference,