Shagaiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Shagai (Mongolian: шагай, pronounced [ʃɑʁɑi]), chükö (Kyrgyz: чүкө [tʃykœ́]), asyk/ashyk/oshuq (Kazakh: асық [ɑsə́q]; Turkish: aşık; Tajik: ошуқ [ɒʃuq]) refers to the astragalus of the ankle of a sheep or goat. The bones are collected and used for traditional games and fortunetelling throughout Central Asia, and games involving the ankle bones may also be referred to by the name of the bones. They may be painted bright colours. Such bones have been used throughout history, and are thought to be the first forms of dice. In English language sources, shagai may be referred to as "ankle bones", and playing with shagai is sometimes called ankle bone shooting.