Mongolian

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
2. (dated) Resembling or having some of the characteristic physical features of the mongoloid racial type.
3. (archaic, offensive) Relating to or affected with Down syndrome.

Noun

1. (countable) A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.
2. (uncountable) A group of languages from Mongolia, specifically Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia.
3. (countable, uncountable) A person of the mongoloid physical type.

Synonyms

Mongol

Mongolic

Mongolic language

mogul

Mongolian language

𐐣𐐱𐑍𐐬𐑊𐐨𐐲𐑌

Mogul

Mongolian race

mongoloid

Translations

mongol

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mongol

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mongolo

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mongol

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Mongolisch

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Mongools

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mongol

Mongol

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Moğolca

Mongole

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mongolico

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Μογγολικά

Moğol

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mongolica

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɒŋˈɡoʊliən/

Etymology

Originally from Mongol + -ian, a translation (1706) of the German mongolisch, mongalisch. Subsequently, from the name of the country of Mongolia + -an.