шингэн

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Mongolian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mongolic *siŋgen (thin, watery), likely from *siŋge- (to digest, to set), see шингэх (šingex). Compare Mangghuer shangan (watery, thin). Outside of Mongolic, compare Yakut синньигэс (sinnyiges).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

шингэн (šingen) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠩᠭᠡᠨ (siŋgen))

  1. runny, thin, watery
    Antonyms: өтгөн (ötgön), шахмал (šaxmal)
  2. rare, sparse, few
    Synonyms: сийрэг (siireg), цөөн (cöön)
  3. liquid

Noun[edit]

шингэн (šingen); (regular declension)

  1. liquid