өнгө

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *öŋge from Proto-Turkic *öŋ.

Compare Dongxiang ungie (“face, countenance, color”), Daur unggw (“color, facial expression”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (öŋ, “color”), Kazakh өң (öñ, “face, shape, color”).

The lust sense is derived after Chinese 色 (sè).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɵŋɡ/

Noun

өнгө • (öngö) (Mongolian spelling ᠥᠩᠭᠡ (öngge)); (hidden-n declension )

  1. color
  2. outside, exterior
  3. appearance, look
    Synonym: үзэмж (üzemž)
  4. countenance, complexion (appearance of the face)
    Synonyms: царай (tsaraj), зүс (züs)
  5. (figuratively) character, quality
    Synonyms: төлөв (tölöv), шинж (šinž)
  6. (Music) timbre
  7. (figuratively) lust, debauchery

See also
Colors in Mongolian · өнгө (öngö) (layout · text)
     цагаан (tsagaan)      саарал (saaral)      хар (har)
             улаан (ulaan); хүрэн улаан (hüren ulaan)              улбар шар (ulbar šar); бор (bor), хүрэн (hüren)              шар (šar); хул (hul),
цайвар шар (tsajvar šar)
             цайвар ногоон (tsajvar nogoon)              ногоон (nogoon)             
             цэнхэр (tsenher); номин ногоон (nomin nogoon)              номин (nomin)              хөх (höh)
             нил (nil); индиго (indigo)              улаан ягаан (ulaan jagaan); час улаан (čas ulaan)              ягаан (jagaan)
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