Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mongol

/ˈmɑŋɡəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
mon-gol
IPA
/ˈmɑŋɡəl/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Dated; Offensive

noun

A person with Down syndrome.

Dated; Derogatory; Offensive

noun

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.

Offensive; Slang

adj

Synonym of Mongolian.

name

A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).

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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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɑŋɡəl/
  • British English: /ˈmɒŋɡəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mongols (plural) Mung'l (alternative, obsolete) Mongal (alternative, obsolete) Mongul (alternative, obsolete) more Mongol (comparative) most Mongol (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce mongol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑŋɡəl/.
What does mongol mean?
Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”).
Where does mongol come from?
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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