үнээ

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ünixen, cognate with Buryat үнеэн (ünjeen), Daur unie, Khitan 𘭌 (*uni, “ox”)
Probably related somehow to Proto-Turkic *ingek, compare Turkish inek. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

cow

Hypernyms

үхэр (üxer, “bovine”)

Coordinate terms

бух (bux, “bull”)

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