үнээ

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ünixen, cognate with Khitan [Khitan Small needed] (uni, “ox”), probably related somehow to Proto-Turkic *ingek.

Compare Daur unie, Turkish inek.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /une/, [uˈne]

Noun

үнээ • (ünee) (Mongolian spelling ᠦᠨᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ (üniy-e)); (hidden-n declension )

cow

Hypernyms

үхэр (üher, “bovine”)

Coordinate terms

бух (buh, “bull”)

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