богино

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *boganï, compare Dongxiang bogvoni (“low, short”).

Perhaps related to Old Uyghur [script needed] (boğay) which would then go back to Proto-Turkic *bogań.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔɡʲən/
• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): [ˈpɞɟɪn]

Adjective

богино • (bogino) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠣᠭᠤᠨᠢ (boɣuni))

1. short (not long)

   Synonyms: ахар (axar), охор (oxor), оготор (ogotor)

   Antonym: урт (urt)

2. low, short (small in height)

   Synonyms: намхан (namxan), оготор (ogotor), тагдгар (tagdgar)

   Antonym: өндөр (öndör)

3. brief, succinct

   Synonyms: ахар (axar), товч (tovč)

   Antonyms: удаан (udaan), урт (urt), сунжруу (sunžruu)

4. (figuratively) base, shallow

Derived terms

• богино оймс (bogino ojms)