Soyombo

English

The Soyombo symbol on the gate of the Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian соёмбо (sojombo), from Sanskrit स्वयम्भू (svayambhū, “self-created”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɪ.əmbəʊ/, /sɔɪˈɒmbəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɪ.əmboʊ/, /sɔɪˈɔmbəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪəmbəʊ, -ɒmbəʊ

Proper noun

Soyombo

1. An abugida script developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar in 1686 to write the Mongolian language. It can also be used to write Tibetan and Sanskrit.
2. A special character of that script used as the national symbol of Mongolia.

Translations

Translations

• Mongolian: соёмбо (mn) (sojombo)
• Sanskrit: स्वयम्भू (sa) (svayambhū)