Shagai (Mongolian: шагай, pronounced [ʃɑˈʁɛː]), chükö (Kyrgyz: чүкө, pronounced [tʃyˈkœ]), asyk/ashyk/oshuq (Kazakh: асық, pronounced [ɑˈsəq]; Turkish: aşık; Uyghur: ھوشۇق; Tajik: ошуқ, pronounced [ɒʃuq]), gachuha (Manchu : ᡤᠠᠴᡠᡥᠠ) refers to the astragalus of the ankle of a sheep or goat. The bones are collected and used for traditional games and fortune-telling throughout Central Asia, and games involving the ankle bones may also be referred to by the name of the bones.
Shagai (Mongolian: шагай, pronounced [ʃɑˈʁɛː]), chükö (Kyrgyz: чүкө, pronounced [tʃyˈkœ]), asyk/ashyk/oshuq (Kazakh: асық, pronounced [ɑˈsəq]; Turkish: aşık; Uyghur: ھوشۇق; Tajik: ошуқ, pronounced [ɒʃuq]), gachuha (Manchu : ᡤᠠᠴᡠᡥᠠ) refers to the astragalus of the ankle of a sheep or goat. The bones are collected and used for traditional games and fortune-telling throughout Central Asia, and games involving the ankle bones may also be referred to by the name of the bones.
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