өршәңгү

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Kalmyk

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өршәңгү (örşäñgü) ᡈᠷᡈᠱᡈᡃᡊᡎᡈᡅ(öröšȫnggöi)

Etymology

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By surface analysis, өршәх (örşäx, to be merciful) +‎ ңгү (ñgü, nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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өршәңгү (örşäñgü)

  1. (Buddhism) merciful, compassionate (towards living things)

Usage notes

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Unlike many adjectives in Kalmyk simultaneously being nouns, this word is only used as an adjective. See өршәңгү седкл (örşäñgü sedkl) for the noun usage.

Derived terms

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