мэӈун

Evenki

Etymology

Borrowed from a Mongolic language, from Proto-Mongolic *meŋgün. Compare Buryat мүнгэн (müngen) and Mongolian мөнгө (möngö).

Cognates include Even мэӈэн (məŋən).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məŋun/
  • Hyphenation: мэ‧ӈун

Noun

мэӈун • (məŋun)

  1. silver
  2. money

References

  • Vasilevič, G. M. (1958), “мэнгун”, in Эвэнкийско-Русский словарь [Evenki-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: GIS
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