мөңге

Tuvan

Etymology

Reborrowing from Mongolian мөнх (mönx), from Proto-Turkic *beŋkü (“eternal”). Cognate with Khakas мӧге, Yakut мэҥэ (meñe), Turkish bengi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møŋˈɡɛ/

Adjective

мөңге • (möñge)

1. eternal, everlasting, perpetual
   • 2011, “Мен — тыва мен”:

     Мен — тыва мен, / Мөңге харлыг дагның оглу мен.

     Men — tıva men, / Möñge xarlıg dagnıñ oglu men.

     I am a Tuvan, / I'm the son of the mountains capped with perpetual snow.