Southern Altai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Bashkir мәңге (məñge), Kazakh мәңгі (mäñgı, eternal), Kyrgyz маңги (maŋgi), меңги (meŋgi, eternal), Uzbek mangu (eternal), Khakas мӧге, мӱгӱ (mügü), мӱкӱ (mükü, eternal), Tuvan мөңге (möñge, eternal), Yakut мэҥэ (meñe, eternal), Turkish bengi (eternal), etc.

Adjective

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мӧҥкӱ (möŋkü)

  1. eternity, eternal

References

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N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “мӧҥкӱ”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN