өнчин

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *önecin. Compare Dongxiang oliechin, Daur wencin (“orphan, lonely”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ont͡ɕʰəŋ/, [ˈʊn̥t͡ɕʊ̈ŋ]

Noun

өнчин • (önčin) (Mongolian spelling ᠥᠨᠦᠴᠢᠨ (önüčin)); (regular declension)

orphan (a person or an animal whose parents have died or are otherwise permanently separated from them)

Adjective

өнчин • (önčin)

(by extension) single, lonesome

Synonyms

оорцог (oorcog), ганц (ganc)

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