蒙古

Chinese edit

		phonetic
trad. (蒙古)		蒙	古
simp. ^#(蒙古)		蒙	古

Wikipedia has articles on:

蒙古 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
蒙古 (Cantonese)
蒙古 (Classical)
蒙古 (Gan)
Mùng-kú (Hakka)
Mùng-gū (Eastern Min)
Bông-kó͘ (Southern Min)
蒙古 (Wu)

Alternative forms edit

蒙兀, 萌古

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Jurchen [Term?] (/⁠*moŋgu⁠/, “Mongol”) with loss of foreign final -l, from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠯ (mwnkɣwɽ /⁠moŋqol⁠/, “Mongol”).

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Měnggǔ, Ménggǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˇ ㄍㄨˇ, ㄇㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Мынгў (Mɨngw, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mung⁴ gu²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): muung³ gu²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Mùng-kú

(Meixian, Guangdong): mung² gu³
Eastern Min (BUC): Mùng-gū
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Bông-kó͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): mong⁵ gou²
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶mon-ku

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Měnggǔ [Phonetic: ménggǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˇ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: měnggǔ
  - Wade–Giles: mêng³-ku³
  - Yale: měng-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meengguu
  - Palladius: мэнгу (mɛngu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ménggǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ménggǔ
  - Wade–Giles: mêng²-ku³
  - Yale: méng-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mengguu
  - Palladius: мэнгу (mɛngu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Мынгў (Mɨngw, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /məŋ²⁴ ku²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mung⁴ gu²
  - Yale: mùhng gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mung⁴ gu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mung⁴ gu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: muung³ gu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbɵŋ²² ku⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mùng-kú
  - Hakka Romanization System: mungˇ gu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mung² gu³
  - Sinological IPA: /muŋ¹¹ ku³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mung² gu³
  - Sinological IPA: /mʊŋ¹¹ ku³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Mùng-gū
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(k-)ŋu³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bông-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: Bông-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bongkor
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² kɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɔ⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mong⁵ gou²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mông kóu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶mon-ku
  - MiniDict: mon^去 ku
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³mon-ku
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /moŋ²² ku⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: muwng kuX

Rime
Character	蒙	古
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	東 (1)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	莫紅切	公戸切
Baxter	muwng	kuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muŋ/	/kuo^X/
Pan Wuyun	/muŋ/	/kuo^X/
Shao Rongfen	/muŋ/	/ko^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/məwŋ/	/kɔ^X/
Li Rong	/muŋ/	/ko^X/
Wang Li	/muŋ/	/ku^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/muŋ/	/kuo^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	méng	gǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mung⁴	gu²

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!
Particularly: “Northern Min”

Proper noun edit

蒙古

Mongolia (a country in Asia)
(historical) region inhabited by Mongols, including Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, Tuva and Altay

Synonyms edit

(country): 蒙古國／蒙古国 (Měnggǔguó), 外蒙古 (Wài Měnggǔ)

Derived terms edit

內蒙／内蒙 (Nèiměng)
內蒙古／内蒙古
南蒙古
外蒙 (Wàiměng)
外蒙古
蒙古人 (měnggǔrén)
蒙古人種／蒙古人种 (měnggǔ rénzhǒng)
蒙古包 (měnggǔbāo)
蒙古國／蒙古国 (měnggǔguó)
蒙古地方
蒙古大夫 (měnggǔ dàifu)
蒙古帝國／蒙古帝国 (měnggǔ Dìguó)
蒙古文 (měnggǔwén)
蒙古斑 (měnggǔbān)
蒙古新字 (ménggǔ xīn zì)
蒙古族 (měnggǔzú)
蒙古王打仔——大汗𢱕細汗／蒙古王打仔——大汗𢱕细汗
蒙古語／蒙古语 (měnggǔyǔ)
蒙古高原 (měnggǔ Gāoyuán)

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (蒙古):

→ Japanese: 蒙(もう)古(こ) (Mōko)
→ Okinawan: 蒙古(むーく) (Mūku)
→ Korean: 몽고(蒙古) (Monggo)
→ Vietnamese: Mông Cổ (蒙古)

Others:

→ Zhuang: Mungzguj

References edit

Duffus, William (1883) “Mongolia”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 182