өршәңгү

Kalmyk

Cyrillic	Clear Script
өршәңгү (örşäñgü)	ᡈᠷᡈᠱᡈᡃᡊᡎᡈᡅ(öröšȫnggöi)

Etymology

By surface analysis, өршәх (örşäx, “to be merciful”) +‎ ңгү (ñgü, nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ør.ʃæɳˈɡy/

Adjective

өршәңгү • (örşäñgü)

1. (Buddhism) merciful, compassionate (towards living things)

Usage notes

Unlike many adjectives in Kalmyk simultaneously being nouns, this word is only used as an adjective. See өршәңгү седкл (örşäñgü sedkl) for the noun usage.

Derived terms

• өршәңгү седкл (örşäñgü sedkl)