mongol
/ˈmɒŋɡəl/ · noun
Meaning
- Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”).
- A member of the Mongolic ethnic group native to Mongolia.
- A person with Down syndrome.
- A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
- A Turk, particularly in political or Internet discourse by certain neighbors (such as in Greece or the Caucasus) and within Turkey by opponents to suggest a lack of civilization or, in some contexts, to mock the genetic and historical ties between the Turkic and Mongolic peoples.
- Synonym of Mongolian.
- A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonly observed among individuals of East Asian ancestry.
- ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ(xng)→
- ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ(cmg)→
- mongol (English)
- Relations: bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- mongool(Dutch) (der)
- mgt(Translingual) (der)
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