тэмээ
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *temexen, a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *debe.
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The sense 'bishop' is unique to Mongolian (and Kalmyk), and probably represents an adaptation of the Persian version where the bishop is called 'elephant'.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulaanbaatar" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /tʰime/, [tʰiˈme]
Noun
тэмээ • (temee) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡ (temege)); (hidden-n declension)
Derived terms
- тэмээн хяруул (temeen xjaruul, “ostrich”)
Hyponyms
See also
| Chess pieces in Mongolian · шатрын дүрс (šatryn dürs) (layout · text) | |||||
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| ноён (nojon) | бэрс (bers) | тэрэг (tereg) | тэмээ (temee) | морь (morʹ) | хүү (xüü) |
- тоор тоор (toor toor, “interjection used to call camels”)