тэнгэр
Mongolian
| Mongolian |
|---|
| ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tŋri) |
| Cyrillic |
| тэнгэр (tenger) |
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tŋri /teŋ[gä]ri/), from Middle Mongol ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tŋri /teŋ[gä]ri/, orthographically borrowed from Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶), from Proto-Mongolic *teŋgeri, from Proto-Turkic *teŋri.
Cognate with Buryat тэнгэри (tengeri, “sky, heaven; God”), Kalmyk теңгр (teñgr, “sky, heaven; weather”), etc. Compare also Tuvan дээр (deer, “sky”), Khakas тигір (tigìr, “sky”), Yakut таҥара (tañara, “God”), Southern Altai теҥери (teŋeri), Old Turkic 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 (t²ŋr²i /teŋri/, “sky”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰeŋ.ɡer/, [tʰe̝ŋ.ɡe̝r]
- (Hure Banner) IPA(key): /tʰɘŋɘɾ/
Related terms
- (?) тангараг (tangarag, “oath”)
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