өнгө
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠥᠩᠭᠡ (öngge) | өнгө (öngö) |
Etymology
From Classical Mongolian ᠥᠩᠭᠡ (öngge), from Middle Mongol ᠥᠩᠭᠡ (öngge), from Proto-Mongolic *öŋ-ge, from Proto-Turkic *öŋ. Within the Mongolic family, cognate with Buryat үнгэ (ünge), Kalmyk өңг (öñg), Daur unggw (“color, facial expression”), Dongxiang ungie (“face, countenance, color”), etc. For Turkic cognates, compare also Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽺𐽷 (öŋ, “color”), Kazakh өң (öñ, “face, shape, color”), Yakut өҥ (öñ, “color”).
The lust sense is derived after Chinese 色 (sè).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɵŋk/
- Syllabification: өн‧гө (2 syllables)
Noun
өнгө • (öngö); (regular declension)
- color
- outside, exterior
- appearance, look
- Synonym: үзэмж (üzemž)
- countenance, complexion (appearance of the face)
- (figuratively) character, quality
- Synonyms: төлөв (tölöv), шинж (šinž)
- (Music) timbre
- (figuratively) lust, debauchery
Declension
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Derived terms
- өнгөлөх (öngölöx)
- өнгөт (öngöt)
See also
| цагаан (cagaan) | саарал (saaral) | хар (xar) |
| улаан (ulaan); хүрэн улаан (xüren ulaan) | улбар шар (ulbar šar); бор (bor), хүрэн (xüren) | шар (šar); хул (xul), цайвар шар (cajvar šar) |
| цайвар ногоон (cajvar nogoon) | ногоон (nogoon) | |
| цэнхэр (cenxer); номин ногоон (nomin nogoon) | номин (nomin) | хөх (xöx) |
| нил (nil); индиго (indigo) | улаан ягаан (ulaan jagaan); час улаан (čas ulaan) | ягаан (jagaan) |