гинж
Mongolian
Etymology
Cognate with Buryat гэнжэ (genže), Kalmyk гинҗ (ginj).
Found also in some Turkic languages, see Southern Altai кынјы (kïnǰï).
Noun
гинж • (ginž) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠢᠨᠵᠢ (ɣinǰi)); (hidden-n declension )
- chain
- fetters
- caterpillar track
Derived terms
- гинжлэх (ginžleh, “to chain, to leash”)
See also
- сүлжээ (sülžee, “series of interconnected things, chain”)