موڭغۇلىيە

Uyghur

Etymology

From Russian Монго́лия (Mongólija).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moŋʁulijɛ/

Proper noun

موڭغۇلىيە • (mongghuliye) (uncountable)

  1. Mongolia (a country in East Asia)
  2. (chiefly historical) Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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