Mongolian edit

MongolianCyrillic
ᠮᠠᠩᠭᠤᠰ
(maŋɣus)
мангас
(mangas)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Mongol ᠮᠠᠩᠭᠤᠰ (maŋɣus), from Proto-Mongolic *maŋɣu + *-s. Cognate with Buryat мангадхай (mangadxaj) and Kalmyk маңһс (mañğs). Doublet of Мангуд (Mangud).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mäɴ.ɢɐ̆s]
  • Hyphenation: ман‧гас

Noun edit

мангас (mangas)

  1. monster

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • мангас 1”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
  • Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015