Mongol

//ˈmɒŋɡəl// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Mongolian.

    "THE following fables are selected from a number which a Mongol teacher dictated in his attempts to familiarise a foreigner with the language of Mongolia. It will be seen at a glance that most of them are not native to the country, but come from a laud abounding with sights and scenes unknown to Mongolia. One or two of them, though, have a very Mongol look about them, and doubtless a good many of them have adopted more or less of a Mongol dress."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”). alt-of, dated, offensive
  2. 2
    A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
  3. 3
    a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia wordnet
  4. 4
    A member of any of the various Mongol ethnic groups living in the Mongolian People's Republic, the former USSR, Tibet and Nepal.
  5. 5
    A person with Down syndrome. dated, derogatory, offensive

    "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."

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  1. 6
    A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
  2. 7
    A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
  3. 8
    A Turk, particularly in political or Internet discourse by certain neighbors (such as in Greece or the Caucasus) and within Turkey by opponents to suggest a lack of civilization or, in some contexts, to mock the genetic and historical ties between the Turkic and Mongolic peoples. ethnic, offensive, slang, slur

    "—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!]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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