тэмээ
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Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
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| ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡ (temege) | тэмээ (temee) |
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *temexen, a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *tebe. Compare Buryat тэмээн (temeen), Kalmyk темән (temän), Mongghul timeen and Turkish deve.
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The sense 'bishop' is unique to Mongolian (and Kalmyk), and probably represents an adaptation of the Persian version where the bishop is called 'elephant'.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰemeː/
- Syllabification: тэ‧мээ (2 syllables)
Noun
тэмээ • (temee) (Mongolian spelling); (hidden-n declension)
Declension
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Hyponyms
Derived terms
- тэмээн хяруул (temeen xjaruul, “ostrich”)
See also
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| ноён (nojon) | бэрс (bers) | тэрэг (tereg) | тэмээ (temee) | морь (morʹ) | хүү (xüü) |
- тоор тоор (toor toor, “interjection used to call camels”)