Orkhon

English

Alternative forms

• Orkon

Etymology

From French Orkhon, from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ (orqon), a valley and river in central Mongolia where Old Turkic inscriptions were discovered.

Proper noun

Orkhon

1. The Old Turkic script.
2. A river in Mongolia, tributary of Selenga
   • 1975 January 6, Christopher S. Wren, “MONGOLIA SPURS BIG MINE PROJECT”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on December 08, 2024, page 5‎^[2]:

     Extensive deposits of copper and molybdenum ore, situated some 200 miles northwest of Ulan Bator between the Selenga and Orkhon Rivers, will eventually be extracted by open‐pit methods and processed at the still unfinished town of Erdenet.

3. A valley in Mongolia surrounding the river of the same name
4. A province and aimag of Mongolia. Capital: Erdenet
5. A district and sum of Bulgan, Mongolia
6. A district and sum of Darkhan-Uul, Mongolia
7. A district and sum of Selenge, Mongolia

Noun

Orkhon (plural Orkhons)

1. A sheep of a Mongolian breed developed in 1961, reared primarily for wool.

Translations

river

• Russian: Орхон (ru) m (Orxon)

valley

province