Солонгос

See also: солонгос

Mongolian

Mongolian
ᠰᠣᠯᠤᠩᠭᠤᠰ (soluŋɣus)
Cyrillic
Солонгос (Solongos)

Солонгос

Etymology

From Middle Mongol 莎郎合思 (Солонгос, “Goryeo”). Compare Jurchen solgor (“Goryeo”) (whence Manchu ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ (“Korea”) and borrowed as Mongolian Солго (Solgo, “Korea”)), Old Turkic 𐰲𐰇𐰞𐰍𐰞‎ (čölüg, “Silla”), Chinese 新羅 (MC siɪn lɑ, “Silla”) and Japanese 新羅(しらき) (shiraki, “Silla”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔˈɮɔŋɡəs/

IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɮɔŋkɔs/
Syllabification: Со‧лон‧гос (3 syllables)

Proper noun

Солонгос • (Solongos)

Korea (country)

Synonyms

(archaic) Гуулин (Guulin)

Derived terms

Өмнөд Солонгос (Ömnöd Solongos, “South Korea”)
Хойд Солонгос (Xojd Solongos, “North Korea”)

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