Kalmyk edit

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өршәңгү (örşäñgü) ᡈᠷᡈᠱᡈᡃᡊᡎᡈᡅ(öröšȫnggöi)

Etymology edit

By surface analysis, өршәх (örşäx, to be merciful) +‎ ңгү (ñgü, nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

өршәңгү (örşäñgü)

  1. (Buddhism) merciful, compassionate (towards living things)

Usage notes edit

Unlike many adjectives in Kalmyk simultaneously being nouns, this word is only used as an adjective. See өршәңгү седкл (örşäñgü sedkl) for the noun usage.

Derived terms edit