Proto-Mongolian: *kalbuga
Meaning: spoon, ladle, oar
Russian meaning: ложка, весло
Written Mongolian: qalbuɣa, qalbaɣa(n) (L 917, 918) Middle Mongolian: xalbuxua (HY 19), qalbuqa (SH), ɣalbuɣa (MA 139) Khalkha: xalbaga(n)
Buriat: xalbaga 'ложка, весло, поплавок (удочки), плавники (рыбы)'
Ordos: xalbaGa
Comments: Cf. also *kalba- 'flat, broad' (KW 83). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-ord,monget-mgr,monget-reference,