蒙古

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (蒙古)		蒙	古
simp. #(蒙古)		蒙	古

Etymology

Borrowed from Jurchen [script needed] (*moŋgu), from Middle Mongol *mongɣ᠋ul (written as ᠮᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠯ since 1204).

Proper noun

蒙古

1. Mongolia (a country in Asia)
2. (historical) region inhabited by Mongols, including Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, Tuva and Altay

Synonyms

• (country): 蒙古國／蒙古国 (Měnggǔguó), 外蒙古 (Wài Měnggǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蒙古):

• → Japanese: 蒙(もう)古(こ) (Mōko)
• → Okinawan: 蒙古(むーく) (Mūku)
• → Korean: 몽고(蒙古) (Monggo)
• → Vietnamese: Mông Cổ (蒙古)

Others:

• → Zhuang: Mungzguj

References

• Duffus, William (1883) “Mongolia”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 182

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
蒙	古
もう Jinmeiyō	こ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 蒙古 (Měnggǔ), from Mongolian ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ (mungɣul) / Монгол (Mongol).

Proper noun

蒙(もう)古(こ) or 蒙古(proper) • (mōko or proper) [[Category:Japanese
|もうこ]]

1. Mongolia

Synonyms

• モンゴル (Mongoru)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
蒙	古

Proper noun

蒙古 • (Monggo) (hangeul 몽고)

1. hanja form^? of 몽고 (“Mongolia”)

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Okinawan

Kanji in this term
蒙	古
むー Jinmeiyō	く Grade: 2
on'yomi

Proper noun

蒙古 (hiragana むーく, romaji Mūku, sort むうく)

1. Mongolia

   Synonym: モンゴル (Mongoru)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
蒙	古

Proper noun

蒙古

1. chữ Hán form of Mông Cổ (“Mongolia”).