蒙古
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蒙古) | 蒙 | 古 | |
| simp. #(蒙古) | 蒙 | 古 | |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Jurchen (/*moŋgu/, “Mongol”) with loss of foreign final -l, from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠯ (mwnkɣwɽ /moŋqol/, “Mongol”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mung4 gu2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): muung3 gu2
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Mùng-gū
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6mon-ku
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˇ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měnggǔ
- Wade–Giles: mêng3-ku3
- Yale: měng-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meengguu
- Palladius: мэнгу (mɛngu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ménggǔ
- Wade–Giles: mêng2-ku3
- Yale: méng-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mengguu
- Palladius: мэнгу (mɛngu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɤŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Мынгў (Mɨngw, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /məŋ²⁴ ku²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mung4 gu2
- Yale: mùhng gú
- Cantonese Pinyin: mung4 gu2
- Guangdong Romanization: mung4 gu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mʊŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: muung3 gu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐbɵŋ²² ku⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mùng-kú
- Hakka Romanization System: mungˇ guˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mung2 gu3
- Sinological IPA: /muŋ¹¹ ku³¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Mùng-gū
- Sinological IPA (key): /muŋ⁵³⁻³³ (k-)ŋu³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: muwng kuX
Proper noun
蒙古
- Mongolia (a country in Asia)
- (historical) region inhabited by Mongols, including Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, Tuva and Altay
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (蒙古):
Others:
- → Zhuang: Mungzguj
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 | |
|---|---|
| 蒙 | 古 |
| もう Jinmeiyō |
こ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Chinese 蒙古 (Měnggǔ), from Mongolian ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ (mungɣul) / Монгол (Mongol).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Synonyms
- モンゴル (Mongoru)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蒙 | 古 |
Proper noun
Okinawan
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蒙 | 古 |
| むー Jinmeiyō |
く Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Proper noun
蒙古 (Mūku)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蒙 | 古 |
Proper noun
蒙古