蒙古

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (蒙古)
simp. #(蒙古)

Alternative forms

  • 蒙兀, 萌古

Etymology

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

Pronunciation



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/
Bernard
Karlgren
/muŋ/ /kuoX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
méng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mung4 gu2

Proper noun

蒙古

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蒙古):

Others:

References

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
もう
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 蒙古 (měnggǔ), from Mongolian ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ (muŋɣul) / Монгол (Mongol).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mo̞ːko̞]

Proper noun

(もう)() • (Mōko) 

  1. Mongolia

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

蒙古 • (Monggo) (hangeul 몽고)

  1. Hanja form? of 몽고 (Mongolia).

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
むー
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

(むー)() (Mūku) 

  1. Mongolia
    Synonym: モンゴル (Mongoru)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

蒙古

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