гинж

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat гэнжэ (genže), Kalmyk гинҗ (ginj).

Found also in some Turkic languages, see Southern Altai кынјы (kïnǰï).

Noun

гинж • (ginž) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠢᠨᠵᠢ (ginǰi)); (hidden-n declension)

1. chain
2. fetters
3. caterpillar track

Derived terms

• гинжлэх (ginžlex, “to chain, to leash”)

See also

• сүлжээ (sülžee, “series of interconnected things, chain”)