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Bashkir
Etymology
From *beŋkü (“eternal”), of disputed origin.
Ramstedt suggests derivation from Middle Chinese 萬古 (MC mjonH kuX, “eternal”).
Cognate with
Old Turkic (beŋgü, “eternal; monument”)/ (beŋkü, “monument”)/ (beŋü, “monument”), Old Uyghur (meŋgü, “eternal”)/ (meŋü, “eternity”)/ (meŋi, “eternal”);
Kazakh мәңгі (mäñgı, “eternal”),
Kyrgyz маңги (maŋgi), меңги (meŋgi, “eternal”), Southern Altai мӧҥкӱ (möŋkü, “eternity; permanent snow at mountain tops”),
Uzbek mangu (“eternal”),
Khakas мӧге, мӱгӱ (mügü), мӱкӱ (mükü, “eternal”),
Tuvan мөңге (möñge, “eternal”),
Yakut мэҥэ (meñe, “eternal”),
Turkish bengi (“eternal”).
The Bashkir and Central Asian terms appear to descend from Chagatai منڭو (m-n-ŋ-u, “eternal”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
мәңге • (məñge)
- eternal, lasting forever
Derived terms
References
- "Studies in Korean Etymology," MSFOu 95, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, 1949. page 141.