үнээ

Mongolian

Etymology

1. From Proto-Mongolic *ünixen, cognate with Buryat үнеэн (ünjeen), Daur unie, Khitan 𘭌 (*uni, “ox”)
2. Probably related somehow to Proto-Turkic *ingek, compare Turkish inek. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /une/, [uˈne]

Noun

үнээ • (ünee) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠨᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ (üniy-e)); (hidden-n declension)

1. cow

Hypernyms

• үхэр (üxer, “bovine”)

Coordinate terms

• бух (bux, “bull”)