өнгө

From Classical Mongolian ᠥᠩᠭᠡ (öŋgä), from Middle Mongol ᠥᠩᠭᠡ (öŋgä), from Proto-Mongolic *öŋ-ge, from Proto-Turkic *öŋ. Within the Mongolic family, cognate with Buryat үнгэ (ünge), Kalmyk өңг (öñg), Daur unggw (“color, facial expression”), Dongxiang ungie (“face, countenance, color”), etc. For Turkic cognates, compare also Old Uyghur [script needed] (öŋ, “color”), Kazakh өң (öñ, “face, shape, color”), Yakut өҥ (öñ, “color”).

The lust sense is derived after Chinese 色 (sè).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɵŋk/
• Syllabification: өн‧гө (2 syllables)

өнгө • (öngö); (regular declension)

1. color
2. outside, exterior
3. appearance, look

   Synonym: үзэмж (üzemž)

4. countenance, complexion (appearance of the face)

   Synonyms: царай (caraj), зүс (züs)

5. (figuratively) character, quality

   Synonyms: төлөв (tölöv), шинж (šinž)

6. (Music) timbre
7. (figuratively) lust, debauchery

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• өнгөлөх (öngölöx)
• өнгөт (öngöt)

• будаг (budag, “dye”)
• зүс (züs, “color of an animal's coat”)
• нүүр (nüür, “face”)