Mongol

Noun

1. A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
2. A member of any of the various Mongol ethnic groups living in The Mongolian People's Republic, the (former) USSR, Tibet and Nepal.
3. (dated, derogatory, offensive) A person with Down's syndrome.
4. A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
5. A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.

Adj

Synonym of Mongolian.

Name

A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒŋɡəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol).
The sense “person with Down syndrome” comes from the fact that people with this condition often have a prominent epicanthic fold, as most people of East Asian ethnicity do.

Synonyms

Mongolian

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mogul

Mogul

Mongolic

Mongolian race

Mongolian script

mongoloid

Translations

Mongol

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Mongool

mongolo

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mongol

mongol

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Mongoolse

Mongole

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mongol

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Μόγγολος

mongol

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Mongolin

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mogol

mongolski

Mongolo

Moğol

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