What does "mongol" mean?
Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”).
Mongol
/ˈmɒŋɡəl/ adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”).
- Grammar: mongol is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: mongolian, ethnic mongol, imperial, mongol by ethnicity.
- Useful contrasts: contemporary, foreigner, modern.
- Usage evidence: My school has Uighur, Han, Kazakh, Hui, Mongol, Kirghiz, Xibo, Tajik, and Uzbek ethnicities, among others.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”). alt-of, dated, offensive
- 2 A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
- 3 a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia wordnet
- 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 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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- 6 A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
- 7 A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
- 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!]"
Adjective
- 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 of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).
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Example
"My school has Uighur, Han, Kazakh, Hui, Mongol, Kirghiz, Xibo, Tajik, and Uzbek ethnicities, among others."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "mongol"?
Common synonyms include: mongolian, ethnic mongol, imperial, mongol by ethnicity, mongol ethnos, mongol imperial.
How do you use "mongol" in a sentence?
My school has Uighur, Han, Kazakh, Hui, Mongol, Kirghiz, Xibo, Tajik, and Uzbek ethnicities, among others.
How do you pronounce "mongol"?
Pronounced /ˈmɒŋɡəl/.
Etymology
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.