ноён
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ (noyan) | ноён (nojon) |
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ (noyan), from Middle Mongol ᠨ᠋ᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ (noyan). Probably from Chinese 老爺 / 老爷 (lǎoye, “master”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: но‧ён
Noun
ноён • (nojon)
- (historical) officer, official
- Synonyms: дарга (darga), түшмэл (tüšmel)
- (historical) noyan (noble title originally given to the head of a мянган (mjangan) and later an отог (otog), replaced by corresponding Manchurism бэйл (bejl) during the Qing dynasty)
- (chess, card games) king
- sir
Declension
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See also
Adjective
ноён • (nojon)
See also
| Chess pieces in Mongolian · шатрын дүрс (šatryn dürs) (layout · text) | |||||
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| ноён (nojon) | бэрс (bers) | тэрэг (tereg) | тэмээ (temee) | морь (morʹ) | хүү (xüü) |