нарийн

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *narïn, compare Dongxiang narun, Daur naring. Compare Manchu ᠨᠠᡵᡥᡡᠨ (narhūn). Compare also Turkish narin.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /narʲiŋ/, [næˈrʲiɴ]

Adjective

нарийн • (nariin) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠷᠢᠨ (narin))

1. thin
2. narrow
3. fine-grained
4. (of sound) high
5. delicate, fine, exquisite, precious
6. intricate, elaborate
7. cautious, deliberate
8. precise, exact, punctual
9. (colloquial) stingy, miserly

Synonyms

• (narrow): явцуу (javcuu)
• (fine-grained): өлөн (ölön)
• (delicate): торго (torgo)
• (precious): гоёмсог (gojomsog), нандин (nandin), тансаг (tansag)
• (deliberate): хэрсүү (xersüü)
• (high): чанга (čanga)
• (stingy): харамч (xaramč)

Antonyms

• өргөн (örgön, “wide”)
• бүдүүн (büdüün, “thick”)
• өглөгч (öglögč, “generous”)

Derived terms

• нарийдах (nariidax, “to be too thin, to get too thin, delicate”)
• нарийн боов (nariin boov, “confectionary, dessert”)
• нарийн өвчин (nariin övčin, “throat, stomach cancer”)