"Mongol" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒŋɡəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑŋɡəl/ [General-American], /ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/ [General-American], /ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mongol.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Mongol [comparative], most Mongol [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəl Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (moŋɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (moŋqol). The sense “person with Down syndrome” comes from the fact that people with this condition often have a prominent epicanthic fold, as most people of East Asian ethnicity do. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmg|ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ}} Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (moŋɣol), {{der|en|xng|ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ}} Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (moŋqol) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Mongol (comparative more Mongol, superlative most Mongol)
  1. Synonym of Mongolian. Synonyms: Mongolian [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Mongol-en-adj-EhW0ARD5 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 27 7 19 27 3 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 16 6 30 27 3 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɒŋɡəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑŋɡəl/ [General-American], /ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/ [General-American], /ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mongol.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəl Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mongol
  1. A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).
    Sense id: en-Mongol-en-name-9RmFZ5vo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 27 9 21 17 4 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 27 7 19 27 3 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 16 6 30 27 3 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒŋɡəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑŋɡəl/ [General-American], /ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/ [General-American], /ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mongol.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Mongols [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəl Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (moŋɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (moŋqol). The sense “person with Down syndrome” comes from the fact that people with this condition often have a prominent epicanthic fold, as most people of East Asian ethnicity do. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmg|ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ}} Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (moŋɣol), {{der|en|xng|ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ}} Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (moŋqol) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mongol (plural Mongols)
  1. A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
    Sense id: en-Mongol-en-noun--OhqEGCc
  2. A member of any of the various Mongol ethnic groups living in The Mongolian People's Republic, the (former) USSR, Tibet and Nepal. Categories (topical): Demonyms, Ethnonyms Synonyms: Mongal [obsolete] Derived forms: Mongolist, Mongolistics, Turco-Mongol Related terms: Mongolia, Mongolian, mongolism, mongoloid, Golden Horde, Moghul
    Sense id: en-Mongol-en-noun-u66-8k8D Disambiguation of Demonyms: 19 16 10 30 9 5 10 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 14 17 8 35 10 5 10 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 27 7 19 27 3 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 16 6 30 27 3 6
  3. (dated, now offensive, ableist) A person with Down's syndrome. Tags: dated, offensive Translations (someone with Down's syndrome): mongool (Afrikaans), mongool [masculine] (Dutch), Mongoloider [masculine] (German), mongólíti [masculine] (Icelandic), монголои́д (mongoloíd) [masculine] (Macedonian), mongoloide [masculine] (Portuguese), mongólico [masculine] (Spanish), mongolid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Mongol-en-noun-EcMqhj6s Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 27 7 19 27 3 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 16 6 30 27 3 6 Disambiguation of "someone with Down's syndrome": 3 17 71 1 7
  4. A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
    Sense id: en-Mongol-en-noun-FzThsqDY
  5. A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
    Sense id: en-Mongol-en-noun-uZlNUXDR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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