chigetai

American

[chig-i-tahy] / ˈtʃɪg ɪˌtaɪ /

Also dziggetai

noun

Mongolian wild ass.

chigetai British

/ ˌtʃɪɡɪˈtaɪ /

noun

Also spelt: dziggetai. a variety of the Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus, of Mongolia

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Etymology

Origin of chigetai

First recorded in 1790–95; from Mongolian chikitei “with ears, eared,” derivative of chiki(n) “ear”

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