Тенгри

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Turkic language; ultimately from Proto-Turkic *teŋri (“sky, heaven, god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʲenɡrʲɪ]

Proper noun

Те́нгри • (Téngri) m anim (indeclinable)

1. Tengri, god of the sky and supreme deity in Turkic and Mongol religions.

Derived terms

• тенгриа́нство (tengriánstvo, “Tengrism, Central Asian religion”)
• тенгри́зм (tengrízm, “Tengrism, Central Asian religion”)