шингэн

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *siŋgen (“thin, watery”), likely from *siŋge- (“to digest, to set”), see шингэх (šingex). Compare Mangghuer shangan (“watery, thin”). Outside of Mongolic, compare Yakut синньигэс (sinnyiges).

Pronunciation

Adjective

шингэн • (šingen) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠩᠭᠡᠨ (singgen))

  1. runny, thin, watery
    Antonyms: өтгөн (ötgön), шахмал (šaxmal)
  2. rare, sparse, few
    Synonyms: сийрэг (siireg), цөөн (cöön)
  3. liquid

Noun

шингэн • (šingen); (regular declension)

  1. liquid
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