мұнай

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic مۇناي
Cyrillic мұнай
Latin mūnai

Etymology

Perhaps related to Persian موم (mum, “wax”). Attested at least since 1925.

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Noun

мұнай • (mūnai)

  1. oil, petroleum
    Мұнай экспорттаушы елдер ұйымы
    Mūnai éksporttauşy elder ūiymy
    Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kyrgyz: мунай (munay)
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