Etymology

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] ‎(ïrγaγ, “hook”); Kazakh ырғақ ‎(ırğaq), Uyghur ئىرغاق ‎(irghaq), Khakas ырғах ‎(ırğax, “hook”); Tuvan ыргак ‎(ırgak, “crooked, curved”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̞rˈʁɑq], [ɯ̞rˈɢɑq]
• Hyphenation: ыр‧ғаҡ