мөңгүн
Kyrgyz
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *meŋgün.
Noun
мөңгүн • (möŋgün) (Arabic spelling مۅڭگۉن)
Synonyms
- күмүш (kümüş)
References
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)
- silver (metal)
Adjective
мөңгүн • (möñgün)
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