мәңге

Bashkir

Etymology

From *beñ(k)ü (“eternal”), of disputed origin. Ramstedt suggests derivation from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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, мӱгӱ (mügü), мӱкӱ (mükü, “eternal”), Tuvan мөңге (möñge, “eternal”), Yakut мэҥэ (meñe, “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)

1. eternal, lasting forever

Derived terms

• мәңгелек (məñgelek)

References

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