долгион

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *dolxiyan. Compare Buryat долгин (dolgin), Kalmyk дольган (dolʹgan).

Somehow akin or otherwise related to Proto-Turkic *tolkun. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

долгион • (dolgion) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠣᠯᠭᠢᠶᠠᠨ (dolgiyan))

  1. wave