мэргэн

Even

Noun

мэргэн (mərgən)

1. intelligence

Synonyms

• интеллект (intellekt)
• иргэ (irgə)

References

• Cincius, V. I., Rišes, L. D. (1952) “интеллект”, in Русско-эвенский словарь [Russian–Even Dictionary], Moscow, page 208a

Mongolian

Mongolian
ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠨ (mergen)
Cyrillic
мэргэн (mergen)

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *mergen (“smart, wise; good marksman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /merɡeŋ/, [mer.ɣə̆ŋ]

Adjective

мэргэн • (mergen)

1. wise, smart
2. sharpshooter

Descendants

• → Manchu: ᠮᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (mergen, “good hunter; wise, skilled”)
  • → Chinese: 墨爾根／墨尔根 (Mò'ěrgēn, “Mergen (former name of Nenjiang City)”)
• → Bashkir: мәргән (mərgən, “sharpshooter, sniper”)
• → Kazakh: мерген (mergen, “shooter”)
• → Kyrgyz: мерген (mergen, “shooter”)
• → Uzbek: mergan (“shooter, hunter”)
• → Turkmen: mergen (“skilled shooter”)