"тэнгэр" meaning in Mongolian

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Noun

IPA: /tʰeŋ.ɡer/, [tʰe̝ŋ.ɡe̝r], /tʰɘŋɘɾ/ (note: Hure Banner) Forms: tenger [romanization]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *teŋribor. Proto-Mongolic *teŋgeri Middle Mongol ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/) Classical Mongolian ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/) Mongolian тэнгэр (tenger) Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/), from Middle Mongol ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/, orthographically borrowed from Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 (tnkry)), from Proto-Mongolic *teŋgeri, borrowed from Proto-Turkic *teŋri. Cognate with Buryat тэнгэри (tengeri, “sky, heaven; God”), Kalmyk теңгр (teñgr, “sky, heaven; weather”), etc. Compare also Tuvan дээр (deer, “sky”), Khakas тигір (tigìr, “sky”), Yakut таҥара (tañara, “God”), Southern Altai теҥери (teŋeri), Old Turkic 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 (t²ŋr²i /⁠teŋri⁠/, “sky”), etc. Etymology templates: {{ncog|oui|𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶}} Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 (tnkry), {{etymon|mn|:inh|cmg:ᠲᠩᠷᠢ<ts:teŋ􂀿gä􂁀ri><ety:inh<xng:ᠲᠩᠷᠢ<ts:teŋ􂀿gä􂁀ri><pos:orthographically borrowed from Old Uyghur <i class="Ougr mention" lang="oui">𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶</i> (tnkry)><ety:inh<xgn-pro:*teŋgeri<ety:bor<trk-pro:*teŋri>>>>>>|id=sky|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *teŋribor. Proto-Mongolic *teŋgeri Middle Mongol ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/) Classical Mongolian ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/) Mongolian тэнгэр (tenger) Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/), from Middle Mongol ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/, orthographically borrowed from Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 (tnkry)), from Proto-Mongolic *teŋgeri, borrowed from Proto-Turkic *teŋri., {{cog|bua|тэнгэри|t=sky, heaven; God}} Buryat тэнгэри (tengeri, “sky, heaven; God”), {{cog|xal|теңгр|t=sky, heaven; weather}} Kalmyk теңгр (teñgr, “sky, heaven; weather”), {{ncog|tyv|дээр|t=sky}} Tuvan дээр (deer, “sky”), {{ncog|kjh|тигір|t=sky}} Khakas тигір (tigìr, “sky”), {{ncog|sah|таҥара|t=God}} Yakut таҥара (tañara, “God”), {{ncog|alt|теҥери}} Southern Altai теҥери (teŋeri), {{ncog|otk|𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃|t=sky|ts=teŋri}} Old Turkic 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 (t²ŋr²i /⁠teŋri⁠/, “sky”) Head templates: {{mn-noun}} тэнгэр • (tenger)
  1. sky, heaven
    Sense id: en-тэнгэр-mn-noun-TO7qBk0O Categories (other): Mongolian entries with etymology texts, Mongolian entries with etymology trees, Mongolian entries with incorrect language header, Mongolian terms with redundant script codes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Mongolian entries with etymology texts: 81 19 Disambiguation of Mongolian entries with etymology trees: 81 19 Disambiguation of Mongolian entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Mongolian terms with redundant script codes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 93 7
  2. weather
    Sense id: en-тэнгэр-mn-noun-5ecr6048
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: тангараг (tangarag) (alt: ?) (english: oath)

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "bua",
        "2": "тэнгэри",
        "t": "sky, heaven; God"
      },
      "expansion": "Buryat тэнгэри (tengeri, “sky, heaven; God”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xal",
        "2": "теңгр",
        "t": "sky, heaven; weather"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "tyv",
        "2": "дээр",
        "t": "sky"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sah",
        "2": "таҥара",
        "t": "God"
      },
      "expansion": "Yakut таҥара (tañara, “God”)",
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        "2": "теҥери"
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      "name": "ncog"
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        "2": "𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃",
        "t": "sky",
        "ts": "teŋri"
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  "lang_code": "mn",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "?",
      "english": "oath",
      "roman": "tangarag",
      "translation": "oath",
      "word": "тангараг"
    }
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              0,
              6
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              0,
              6
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          "english": "stormy weather",
          "roman": "tenger muuxajrax",
          "text": "тэнгэр муухайрах",
          "translation": "stormy weather",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "ipa": "/tʰeŋ.ɡer/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰe̝ŋ.ɡe̝r]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɘŋɘɾ/",
      "note": "Hure Banner"
    }
  ],
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  "word": "тэнгэр"
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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Turkic *teŋribor.\nProto-Mongolic *teŋgeri\nMiddle Mongol ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/)\nClassical Mongolian ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/)\nMongolian тэнгэр (tenger)\nInherited from Classical Mongolian ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/), from Middle Mongol ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (tngri /⁠teŋ[gä]ri⁠/, orthographically borrowed from Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 (tnkry)), from Proto-Mongolic *teŋgeri, borrowed from Proto-Turkic *teŋri.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "bua",
        "2": "тэнгэри",
        "t": "sky, heaven; God"
      },
      "expansion": "Buryat тэнгэри (tengeri, “sky, heaven; God”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xal",
        "2": "теңгр",
        "t": "sky, heaven; weather"
      },
      "expansion": "Kalmyk теңгр (teñgr, “sky, heaven; weather”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tyv",
        "2": "дээр",
        "t": "sky"
      },
      "expansion": "Tuvan дээр (deer, “sky”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kjh",
        "2": "тигір",
        "t": "sky"
      },
      "expansion": "Khakas тигір (tigìr, “sky”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sah",
        "2": "таҥара",
        "t": "God"
      },
      "expansion": "Yakut таҥара (tañara, “God”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Southern Altai теҥери (teŋeri)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "otk",
        "2": "𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃",
        "t": "sky",
        "ts": "teŋri"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Turkic 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 (t²ŋr²i /⁠teŋri⁠/, “sky”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
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      "alt": "?",
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      "translation": "oath",
      "word": "тангараг"
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          "english": "stormy weather",
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰeŋ.ɡer/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰe̝ŋ.ɡe̝r]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɘŋɘɾ/",
      "note": "Hure Banner"
    }
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}

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