тэмээ

From Proto-Mongolic *temexen, a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *debe.

Compare Mongghul timeen, Turkish deve.

a camel at Naadam

The sense 'bishop' is unique to Mongolian (and Kalmyk), and probably represents an adaptation of the Persian version where the bishop is called 'elephant'.

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /tʰime/, [tʰiˈme]

тэмээ • (temee) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡ (temege)); (hidden-n declension )

1. camel
2. (chess) bishop
3. (Shagai) One of four sides of the ankle bone dice used in Monglian folk games

• тэмээн хяруул (temeen hjaruul, “ostrich”)

Chess pieces in Mongolian · шатрын дүрс (šatryn dürs) (layout · text)
ноён (nojon)	бэрс (bers)	тэрэг (tereg)	тэмээ (temee)	морь (morʹ)	хүү (hüü)

• тоор тоор (toor toor, “interjection used to call camels”)