мөңгүн

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *meŋgün.

Noun

мөңгүн • (möŋgün) (Arabic spelling مۅڭگۉن)

  1. silver

Synonyms

References

Möñgün

Tuvan

Etymology

Borrowed from a Mongolic language, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *meŋgün. Cognate with Buryat мүнгэн (müngen) and Mongolian мөнгө (möngö).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /møŋˈɡʏn/

Noun

мөңгүн • (möñgün) (definite accusative мөңгүннү, plural мөңгүннер)

  1. silver (metal)

Adjective

мөңгүн • (möñgün)

  1. silver

References

  • D. A. Mongush, editor (1988), Русско-тувинский учебный словарь [Russian-Tuvan educational dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Издательство «Русский язык», →ISBN, page 227