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saga

noun

  1. literary genre
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan ས་དགའ (sa dga').

  1. A county of Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

    We saw many other striking manifestations of hydrothermal activity in the Himalayan geothermal belt. The boiling spouters of Namling County, for example, emit endless jets of water and steam; the Rugyog fumarole of Saga County sends up vapors and gases as scorching as the breath of a furnace;[…]

    Previously, they had met a man from Saga county, not far from the Nepali border, who had given an interesting piece of information: from his place, he had seen people escaping over a mountain into Nepal.

noun

Etymology: From Latin saga, plural of sagum.

  1. plural of sagum