нэг
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠨᠢᠭᠡ (nige) | нэг (neg) |
| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: нэг (neg) Attributive: нэгэн (negen) Ordinal: нэгдүгээр (negdügeer), нэг дэх (neg dex), тэргүүн (tergüün) Adverbial: нэгэнтээ (negentee) Multiplier: ганц (ganc), дан (dan) Distributive: нэгээд (negeed) Collective: ганцаар (gancaar) Maximative: нэгээр (negeer) Fractional: бүхэл (büxel) | ||||
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠨᠢᠭᠡ (nige), from Middle Mongol ᠨ᠋ᠢᠬᠡᠨ (niken), Proto-Mongolic *niken. Compare Buryat нэгэн (negen), Kalmyk негн (negn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neɡ/, [ne̝k]
Numeral
нэг • (neg)
Usage notes
- Unlike other numbers, the attributive form (нэгэн (negen)) is optional.
See also
- ᠑ (1)
Adverb
нэг • (neg)
Adjective
нэг • (neg)
Particle
нэг • (neg)
- (before a verb) denotes momentous aspect
- (after interrogative) some-
Derived terms
- хааяа нэг (xaajaa neg)
References
- “ᠨᠢᠭᠡ”, in 蒙汉词典 [Mongolian-Chinese Dictionary][1] (in Chinese), rev. and enl. edition, Hohhot: Inner Mongolia University Press, 1999, →ISBN, →OCLC - via Tohoku University Mongol and Manchu Project by Hitoshi Kuribayashi (usage instructions)