еэвэн

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 月餅 / 月饼 (yuèbǐng, “mooncake”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /jeːwəŋ/, [ˈjeːw̜ɪŋ]

Noun

еэвэн • (jeeven) (Mongolian spelling ᠶᠧᠪᠢᠩ (yēbing)); (hidden-g declension)

1. cookie (small, sweet, flat, circular, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm)

Usage notes

• Mongolian еэвэн usually features decorations similar to Chinese mooncakes, and can be flavoured in various ways
• It doesn't usually contain chocolate chips, nuts or layering, but it may contain raisins

Hypernyms

• боов (boov, “cake, cookie”)

See also

• жигнэмэг (žignemeg, “cookie”) - commonly containing chocolate chips, nuts or layering.