mongol

See also: Mongol, mongòl, Mongȫl, mongoł, and Mongoł

English

Noun

mongol (plural mongols)

1. (dated, offensive) Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”).

Anagrams

• glom on

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian монгол (mongol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ (mongɣul). Doublet of mogol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muŋˈɡɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [moŋˈɡɔl]

Adjective

mongol (feminine mongola, masculine plural mongols, feminine plural mongoles)

1. Mongol
2. Mongolian

Noun

mongol m (plural mongols, feminine mongola, feminine plural mongoles)

1. Mongol
2. Mongolian

Noun

mongol m (uncountable)

1. Mongol, Mongolian (language)

Related terms

• Mongòlia
• mongòlic
• mongolisme
• mongoloide

Further reading

• “mongol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Danish

Noun

mongol

1. a Mongolian
2. (offensive) a person with Down's syndrome
3. (slur) a retard, a moron

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.ɡɔl/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

mongol (feminine mongole, masculine plural mongols, feminine plural mongoles)

1. Mongolian

Noun

mongol m (uncountable)

1. Mongolian language
2. Mongol (idiot)

Related terms

• Mongolie
• mongolien

Further reading

• “mongol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoŋɡol]
• Hyphenation: mon‧gol
• Rhymes: -ol

Adjective

mongol (not comparable)

1. Mongolian (of or relating to Mongolia, its people or language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	mongol	mongolok
accusative	mongolt	mongolokat
dative	mongolnak	mongoloknak
instrumental	mongollal	mongolokkal
causal-final	mongolért	mongolokért
translative	mongollá	mongolokká
terminative	mongolig	mongolokig
essive-formal	mongolként	mongolokként
essive-modal	mongolul	—
inessive	mongolban	mongolokban
superessive	mongolon	mongolokon
adessive	mongolnál	mongoloknál
illative	mongolba	mongolokba
sublative	mongolra	mongolokra
allative	mongolhoz	mongolokhoz
elative	mongolból	mongolokból
delative	mongolról	mongolokról
ablative	mongoltól	mongoloktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	mongolé	mongoloké
non-attributive possessive – plural	mongoléi	mongolokéi

Noun

mongol (plural mongolok)

1. Mongolian (person)
2. (singular only) Mongolian (language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	mongol	mongolok
accusative	mongolt	mongolokat
dative	mongolnak	mongoloknak
instrumental	mongollal	mongolokkal
causal-final	mongolért	mongolokért
translative	mongollá	mongolokká
terminative	mongolig	mongolokig
essive-formal	mongolként	mongolokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	mongolban	mongolokban
superessive	mongolon	mongolokon
adessive	mongolnál	mongoloknál
illative	mongolba	mongolokba
sublative	mongolra	mongolokra
allative	mongolhoz	mongolokhoz
elative	mongolból	mongolokból
delative	mongolról	mongolokról
ablative	mongoltól	mongoloktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	mongolé	mongoloké
non-attributive possessive – plural	mongoléi	mongolokéi

Possessive forms of mongol

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	mongolom	mongoljaim
2nd person sing.	mongolod	mongoljaid
3rd person sing.	mongolja	mongoljai
1st person plural	mongolunk	mongoljaink
2nd person plural	mongolotok	mongoljaitok
3rd person plural	mongoljuk	mongoljaik

Related terms

• Mongólia

Further reading

• mongol in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From mongolsk.

Noun

mongol m (definite singular mongolen, indefinite plural mongoler, definite plural mongolene)

1. a Mongolian (person from Mongolia)

Related terms

• Mongolia
• mongolsk

References

• “mongol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From mongolsk.

Noun

mongol m (definite singular mongolen, indefinite plural mongolar, definite plural mongolane)

1. a Mongolian (person from Mongolia)

Related terms

• Mongolia
• mongolsk

References

• “mongol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian монгол (mongol). Doublet of mogol.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈɡɔw/ [mõˈɡɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈɡɔl/ [mõˈɡɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈɡɔl/ [mõˈɡɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈɡɔ.li/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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Noun

mongol m or f by sense (plural mongóis)

1. Mongolian (native or inhabitant of Mongolia)
2. (uncountable) Mongolian (language)
3. (offensive) retard; idiot (generic term of abuse)

   Synonyms: retardado, idiota

Adjective

mongol m or f (plural mongóis, not comparable)

1. Mongolian (of Mongolia)

   Synonyms: mongólico, mongolino

2. Mongolian (of the Mongolian language)

   Synonym: mongólico

Related terms

• Mongólia
• mongólico
• mongolino
• mongolismo
• mongolista
• mongoloide

Further reading

• “mongol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mongol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mongol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moŋˈɡol/

Noun

mongol m (plural mongoli, feminine equivalent mongolă)

1. Mongolian

Adjective

mongol m or n (feminine singular mongolă, masculine plural mongoli, feminine/neuter plural mongole)

1. Mongolian

Declension

Declension of mongol

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	mongol		mongolă		mongoli	mongole
	definite	mongolul		mongola		mongolii	mongolele
genitive- dative	indefinite	mongol		mongole		mongoli	mongole
	definite	mongolului		mongolei		mongolilor	mongolelor

Related terms

• Mongolia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monˈɡol/ [mõŋˈɡol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: mon‧gol

Adjective

mongol (feminine mongola, masculine plural mongoles, feminine plural mongolas)

1. Mongolian (of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures)

Derived terms

• Imperio mongol

Noun

mongol m (plural mongoles, feminine mongola, feminine plural mongolas)

1. Mongol, Mongolian (person)

Noun

mongol m (uncountable)

1. Mongolian (language)

Further reading

• “mongol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Noun

mongol c

1. a (male or female) Mongol (person from Mongolia)
2. a Mongol (member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th Century)

Declension

Declension of mongol

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mongol	mongols
	definite	mongolen	mongolens
plural	indefinite	mongoler	mongolers
	definite	mongolerna	mongolernas

Related terms

• mongolisk
• mongoliska

References

• mongol in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mongol in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mongol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology

Genericized trademark from a well-known brand name of pencils, registered as a trademark on August 23, 1949.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmoŋɡol/ [ˈmoŋ.ɡol]
• Rhymes: -oŋɡol
• Syllabification: mon‧gol

Noun

mongol (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎ᜔)

1. pencil

   Synonym: lapis