Ölgii

English

Etymology

From Mongolian Өлгий (Ölgii).

Proper noun

Ölgii

1. A city in Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia.
   • [1997, Hazel Barker, David Thurlow, “Mongolia”, in Russia & Central Asia by Road (Bradt Travel Guides)‎^[1], Bradt Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 170:

     Olgii is the capital and, indeed, the only town of the Bayan-Olgii aimag. The majority of the population of the aimag are Kazak.]

   • [2018 December 22, Hannah Reyes Morales, “At 14, She Hunts Wolves and Takes Selfies With Cherished Eagle in Mongolia”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on July 17, 2020, Mongolia Dispatch‎^[3]:

     In Olgii, capital of Bayan-Olgii, the symbolic importance of the eagle to the ethnic identity of the Altai Kazakhs is clear. Building walls are adorned with photos of eagle hunters, and the eagle is in the provincial coat of arms.]

Translations

a city in Mongolia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 烏列蓋 / 乌列盖 (zh) (Wūliègài)

• Kazakh: Өлке (Ölke)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Өлгий (Ölgii)

  Mongolian: ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ (ölügei)

• Russian: У́лгий m (Úlgij), Улги́й m (Ulgíj)