аймаг

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
(ayimag)
аймаг
(ajmag)

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ (ayimag, tribe), from Middle Mongol [Term?] (tribe). Cognate with Buryat аймаг (ajmag), Kalmyk әәмг (äämg), Turkish oymak (Mongolic borrowing), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æː.mək̠/

Noun

аймаг (ajmag)

  1. tribe
  2. province (of Mongolia)
  3. league (of Inner Mongolia)
  4. district (of Buryatia)
  5. (biology) kingdom

Declension

Synonyms

  • (league): чуулган (čuulgan) (historical)

See also

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