mongol

CEFRB2

/mˈɑŋɡəl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person from Mongolia or a member of its ethnic group.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A member of the Mongolic ethnic group native to Mongolia.

Examples

  • Mongolia is called "Mongol Uls" in Mongolian.

  • The Mongol hordes wiped out everything in their path.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person with Down syndrome.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”).

More examples

In context

  • The face which emerged was not reassuring.[…]. He was not a mongol but there was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically long elf-locks and oiled black curls.

  • —You are malaka! [a wanker] —Malaka goat anan! [is your goat mother!] —Malaka OLOLOLO! —[Answers in Turkish] Malaka goat anandır! [Malaka is your goat mother!] —Mongol! —[Answers in Turkish] Hassiktir ben Türküm! [Fuck you, I am Turkish!]

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonly observed among individuals of East Asian ancestry.