мәңге

See also: Appendix:Variations of "menge"

Bashkir

Etymology

From *beŋkü (“eternal”), of disputed origin. Ramstedt suggests derivation from Middle Chinese 萬古 (MC mjonH kuX, “eternal”).

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (beŋgü, “eternal; monument”)/[script needed] (beŋkü, “monument”)/[script needed] (beŋü, “monument”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (meŋgü, “eternal”)/[script needed] (meŋü, “eternity”)/[script needed] (meŋi, “eternal”); Kazakh мәңгі (mäñgı, “eternal”), Kyrgyz маңги (maŋgi), меңги (meŋgi, “eternal”), Southern Altai мӧҥкӱ (möŋkü, “eternity; permanent snow at mountain tops”), Uzbek mangu (“eternal”), Khakas мӧге (möge), мӱгӱ (mügü), мӱкӱ (mükü, “eternal”), Tuvan мөңге (möñge, “eternal”), Yakut мэҥэ (meŋe, “eternal”), Turkish bengi (“eternal”).

The Bashkir and Central Asian terms appear to descend from Chagatai منڭو (m-n-ŋ-u, “eternal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmæŋ.ɡɪ̞]
Hyphenation: мәң‧ге

Adjective

мәңге • (məñge)

eternal, lasting forever

Derived terms

мәңгелек (məñgelek)

References

"Studies in Korean Etymology," MSFOu 95, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, 1949. page 141.

Tatar

Etymology

Cognate with Bashkir мәңге (məñge, adjective).

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Adverb

мәңге • (mäñge)

always; eternally
- (Can we date this quote?), “Оныта алмыйм [Onıta almıym]”, Мостафа Ногман [Mostafa Noğman] (lyrics), Рөстәм Яхин [Röstäm Yäxin] (music)‎^[1]:
  Син дә, минем сагыну җырым булып, / Сакланырсың мәңге йөрәктә.
  Sin dä, minem sağınu cırım bulıp, / Saqlanırsıñ mäñge yöräktä.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

мәңгелек (mäñgelek, noun, adjective)