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Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *mön (“real, true, the same”). Compare East Yugur min.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
мөн • (mön) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠥᠨ (mön))
- (attributively) this (the same)
Adjective
мөн • (mön)
- real, genuine
Verb
мөн • (mön)
- is (the same)
Энэ чинь та нарын надад хэлээд байсан нөгөө отгон дүү чинь мөн үү?- Ene činʹ ta naryn nadad xeleed bajsan nögöö otgon düü činʹ mön üü?
- Is this your youngest brother of whom you spoke to me?
Usage notes
- This copula can only be used to equate two nouns, it cannot be used to connect a noun with an attribute like юм (jüm).
Antonyms
Adverb
мөн • (mön)
- also, too, likewise
Derived terms