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Mongol.

A member of an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and various autonomous territories throughout China, tracing their unified identity back to the 13th-century imperial conquests of Genghis Khan.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɒŋɡəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑŋɡəl/General-American/ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/General-American/ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/General-American
  1. A member of an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and various autonomous territories throughout China, tracing their unified identity back to the 13th-century imperial conquests of Genghis Khan.

  2. A person with Down syndrome.

    dated · derogatory · offensive
  3. A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.

  4. A Turk, particularly in political or Internet discourse by certain neighbors (such as in Greece or the Caucasus) and within Turkey by opponents to suggest a lack of civilization or, in some contexts, to mock the genetic and historical ties between the Turkic and Mongolic peoples.

    ethnic · offensive · slang · slur
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonly observed among individuals of East Asian ancestry.

adj/ˈmɒŋɡəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑŋɡəl/General-American/ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/General-American/ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/General-American
  1. Synonym of Mongolian.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonly observed among individuals of East Asian ancestry.

name/ˈmɒŋɡəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑŋɡəl/General-American/ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/General-American/ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/General-American
  1. A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).

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