Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (蒙古)
simp. #(蒙古)
 
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Jurchen [Term?] (/⁠*moŋgu⁠/, Mongol) with loss of foreign final -l, from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠯ (mwnkɣwɽ /⁠moŋqol⁠/, Mongol).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (4) (28)
Final () (1) (23)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter muwng kuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/muŋ/ /kuoX/
Pan
Wuyun
/muŋ/ /kuoX/
Shao
Rongfen
/muŋ/ /koX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/məwŋ/ /kɔX/
Li
Rong
/muŋ/ /koX/
Wang
Li
/muŋ/ /kuX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/muŋ/ /kuoX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
méng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mung4 gu2
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Particularly: “Northern Min”

Proper noun

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蒙古

  1. Mongolia (a country in Asia)
  2. (historical) region inhabited by Mongols, including Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, Tuva and Altay

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (蒙古):

Others:

References

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  • Duffus, William (1883) “Mongolia”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 182

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
もう
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Chinese 蒙古 (Měnggǔ), from Mongolian ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ (mungɣul) / Монгол (Mongol).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(もう)() (Mōko

  1. Mongolia

Synonyms

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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蒙古 (Monggo) (hangeul 몽고)

  1. hanja form? of 몽고 (Mongolia)

Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
むー
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Proper noun

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(むー)() (Mūku

  1. Mongolia
    Synonym: モンゴル (Mongoru)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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蒙古

  1. chữ Hán form of Mông Cổ (Mongolia).
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