Etymology

Compare with Kazakh тасбақа ‎(tasbaqa), Tatar, Kyrgyz ташбака ‎(taşbaka), Uzbek toshbaqa, Uyghur تاشپاقا ‎(tashpaqa, “turtle, turtoise”).

Equivalent to таш ‎(taš, “stone, rock”) +‎ баҡа ‎(baqa, “frog; turtle”) (see баҡа ‎(baqa, “frog”) for more).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑʂ.bɑ.ˈqɑ]
• Hyphenation: таш‧ба‧ҡа