шингэн

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *siŋgen (“thin, watery”), likely from *siŋge- (“to digest, to set”), see шингэх (šingex). Compare Mangghuer shangan (“watery, thin”). Outside of Mongolic, compare Yakut синньигэс (sinnyiges).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ʃiŋɡəŋ/, [ˈʃiŋɡɪŋ]

Adjective

шингэн • (šingen) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠩᠭᠡᠨ (singgen))

1. runny, thin, watery

   Antonyms: өтгөн (ötgön), шахмал (šaxmal)

2. rare, sparse, few

   Synonyms: сийрэг (siireg), цөөн (cöön)

3. liquid

Noun

шингэн • (šingen); (regular declension)

1. liquid