ungie
Dongxiang
Alternative forms
- ongie
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *öŋge from Proto-Turkic *öŋ.
Compare Mongolian өнгө (öngö, “color”), Daur unggw (“color, facial expression”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (öŋ, “color”), Kazakh өң (öñ, “face, shape, color”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uŋˈɡiə/, [uŋˈɡiɛ]
Noun
ungie
- face
- countenance, facial expression
- color