мэргэн

Even

Noun

мэргэн (mərgən)

intelligence

Synonyms

интеллект (intellekt)
иргэ (irgə)

References

Cincius, V. I., Rišes, L. D. (1952) “интеллект”, in Русско-эвенский словарь [Russian–Even Dictionary], Moscow, page 208a

Mongolian

Mongolian
ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠨ (mergen)
Cyrillic
мэргэн (mergen)

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *mergen (“smart, wise; good marksman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /merɡeŋ/, [mer.ɣə̆ŋ]

Adjective

мэргэн • (mergen)

wise, smart
sharpshooter

Descendants

→ Manchu: ᠮᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (mergen, “good hunter; wise, skilled”)
- → Chinese: 墨爾根／墨尔根 (Mò'ěrgēn, “Mergen (former name of Nenjiang City)”)
→ Bashkir: мәргән (mərgən, “sharpshooter, sniper”)
→ Kazakh: мерген (mergen, “shooter”)
→ Kyrgyz: мерген (mergen, “shooter”)
→ Uzbek: mergan (“shooter, hunter”)
→ Turkmen: mergen (“skilled shooter”)

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