үндэс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ündüsün, perhaps related somehow to Proto-Tungusic *ŋuiŋte (root) or Karakhanid [script needed] (öŋdī, traditional customs).

Compare Dongxiang undusun, Evenki ӈиӈтэ (ŋiŋtə).

Containing (-s).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /untəs/

Noun

үндэс (ündes) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦ (ündüsü)); (hidden-n declension )

  1. root (underground part of a plant)
  2. foundation, origin, source
    Synonyms: уг (ug), гарал (garal), эх (eh), язгуур (jazguur)
  3. nationality, folk
    Synonyms: ястан (jastan), үндэстэн (ündesten)
  4. (grammar) root
  5. (in compounds) main, fundamental
    Synonyms: гол (gol), чухал (čuhal)

Derived terms

Number

үндэс (ündes)

  1. (humorous) ten

Synonyms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.