мэдээ
Mongolian
| Mongolian |
|---|
| ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠭᠡ (medege) |
| Cyrillic |
| мэдээ (medee) |
Etymology
Morphologically мэдэх (medex, “to know”) + -ээ(н) (-ee(n)), but potentially older than (narrowly defined) Mongolic itself, see Manchu ᠮᡝᡩᡝᡤᡝ (medege).
Cognate with Buryat мэдээ (medee), Kalmyk медән (medän). Compare also Tuvan медээ (medee).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.teː/, [me̝.te̞ː]
Noun
мэдээ • (medee); (hidden-n declension)
- message
- information
- news
- Synonym: сураг (surag)
- consciousness
- Synonym: ухаан (uxaan)
- sensation