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We present here a little Mongolian-English dictionary. We hope it will be of help to any beginner in the study of Mongolian language, in both its Classical and Modern variants. This is a PDF version of our publication at: laurencio.webz.cz/ mongolxel/classical.
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LETTER INDEX
a b # d e $ g i % k l m
n o q r s t u v y
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Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[abqu]
to take
[ab#iraqu]
to bring
[ada$]
end
[adali]
as, like
[adu$u]
[a$ula]
mountain
[alaqu]
to kill
[ama]
mouth
[ami]
life
femia femidea femoeeO fe(T feresoa fembEa fer)T fesi( feye)T feU&
[amin]
ones own
[amitan]
being(s)
[amuqu]
to rest
[aq-a]
elder brother
[arasun]
skin
[arban]
ten
[ar$-a]
means; trick
[asi$]
profit, gain
[aya$-a]
cup
[ayil]
camp, yurts
FeyO
[ayu]
is, are
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[ba]
and; we
bEt bE)T bEgedo* bEgsI bEreeeO bErieeO bEsa bEyea bEye* bEIT
[ba$-a]
small
[ba$atur]
hero
[ba$si]
teacher
[baraqu]
to finish
[bariqu]
to seize
[basa]
also
[bayan]
rich
[bayar]
joy
[bey-e]
body
[bi]
I; me
[bi#ik]
to write
[bide] [bisi]
[bolqu]
to become
[bge] [bui]
[burqan]
Buddha; God
[busu]
other
[bkn]
all, every
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[#a$]
time
[#a$an]
white tea
[#ai]
[#asun]
snow
[#eber]
clean
[#e#eg]
flower
[#erig]
soldier
[#i]
you
[#ila$un]
stone
[#imege]
noise
[#inaqu]
to cook
[#inar]
quality
[#ing$-a]
strong, firm
[#inu-a]
wolf
[#irai]
face
[#isun]
blood
[#idaqu]
to be able
[#u, #]
indeed
[#gen]
few
[#m]
all; completely
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
DegeeeO Degoa Dekua Delda Dea DeroeeO DeUa DebE& DekE*T DeKO
[da$aqu]
to endure; to accompany
[da$un]
voice
[dakin]
again
[dalda]
hidden, secret
[dan]
very
[daruqu]
[dayin]
[debel]
clothes
[deger-e]
on, above
[deg]
younger brother
[delekei]
world
[dergede]
beside
[dour-a]
under
[dolu$an]
seven
[dotur-a]
inside
[drben]
four
[drge]
stirrup
[dumda]
in the middle
[dur-a]
wish, desire
Doirsoa
[drsn]
form, shape
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
FbEsoa FBkEa FB& FB* FcikEt FdA FdokEt Fdo* FKdea Fjea
[ebesn]
grass
[ebgen]
old man
[ebl] [ebr]
winter breast
[e#ige]
father
[ed]
goods; cloth
[edge]
now
[edr]
day
[egden]
door
[e%en]
lord, master
FkEt Fkua FlcI Fldeot F^ F^T FmekE& FmoaT Feda Fna FehkEt F*T
[eke]
mother; origin beginning envoy, messenger various; all kinds of medicine, drug woman; female; wife saddle
[ekin] [el#i]
[eldeb]
[em] [em-e]
[emegel]
[emn-e]
before
[ende] [ene]
[engke]
[er-e]
[erke]
right, claim
[erte]
early
[eyim]
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
GedeaT Geeeca GeI Geje* Ge& GeljegO Geeit Ge* Gere( GereeO
[$adan-a]
outside, outdoors
[$a$#a]
[$ai]
[$a%ar]
[$al]
fire
[$al%a$u]
mad
[$ang]
steel; drought
[$ar]
hand
[$ara$]
planet; weekday
[$arqu]
to go out
[$arui]
more than
[$asi$un]
bitter
[$ayiqaqu]
to marvel
[$aslang]
grief
[$ou-a]
beautiful
[$oul]
[$udum%i]
street
[$urban]
three
[$utul]
shoe
Goweehja
[$uvang%a]
restaurant
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
kEderK kEdesO kEKO kEjO kEK kE^ kEneoeda kE* kE*T kEre& kErkEI
[gederg]
backwards
[gedes]
bright
[geg]
[genedte]
[ger]
[ger-e]
[gerel]
[gergei]
[gesign]
[getel-e]
[getelk]
to pass, to cross
[gilayiqu]
to shine
[grgesn]
[gi#ek]
to complete
[gik]
to run
[gn]
deep
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[ibegel]
help; protection
[i#ik]
to be ashamed
[idebki]
energy, activity
[idege]
food; meal
[idek]
to eat
[i%a$ur]
root; origin
[ilaqu]
to win
[ilbik]
to caress
[ild]
sword
fileoeda filekEK fileK* fileKO filgeeeO fime)T fimeeeda fineeesI finiyeK finO
[iledte]
clear, obvious
[ilegek]
to send
[ilegr]
steam iron
[ileg]
[il$aqu]
[ima$-a]
goat
[ima$ta]
always, continuously
[ina$si]
hither
[iniyek]
to laugh
[in]
[ir]
[irek]
to come
[irgen]
people
[itegek]
to believe; to trust
[itegel]
faith
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
Jebse* Jegoa Jekude& JelegO Je^ Je(T Jeri^ do* JeseeeO Jebseit
[%absar]
interval; between
[%a$un]
hundred
[%akidal]
letter
[%ala$u]
young
[%am] [%aq-a]
[%arim-dur]
sometimes
[%asaqu]
[%ebseg]
weapon
JeKdoa JeKa JerkEt Jida Jigesoa JiksiK Jijiit Ji& JiehkunI JirgeeeO
[%egdn]
dream
[%egn]
[%erge]
[%ida]
[%i$asun]
fish
[%igsik]
to loathe, to hate
[%i%ig]
small
[%il]
year
[%ingkini]
real, actual
[%ir$aqu]
to be happy, to rejoice
Jirgogea Jiro( Jiro^ JirokEt JisiIT JobEeeO Jocia JorcieeO Joiot JoikElea
[%ir$u$an]
six
[%iru$]
[%irum]
[%irke]
heart
[%isiy-e]
example
[%obaqu]
to suffer
[%o#in]
traveller; guest
[%or#iqu]
[%b]
[%gelen]
soft
[%ud]
[%u%a$an]
fat; thick
[%un] [%g]
[%il]
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
kEbdeK kEdO kEK* kEI kEjiIT kEXbErI kEla kEXelceK kEmeK kEmjiIT
[kebtek]
to lie down
[ke%iy-e]
when
[kelberi]
form, shape
[kele]
tongue
[kelel#ek]
to talk
[kemek]
to say; to tell
[kem%iy-e]
measure
kEa kE* kEreit DeI kEseit kEokEoa kEUoa kujege* kuK kuXieit \unO kurdoK
[ken] [ker]
who how
[keregtei]
[keseg]
part, piece
[keked]
child; children
[keyid]
monastery
[ki%a$ar]
border, frontier
[kik]
to make, to do
[kiling]
anger
[kino]
cinema, movies
[kirtk]
to get dirty
kudo)T |nDo* KibEKa KikEkEK KikEt Ki& KiehkEa KiroehkEt Kicoa KUdea
[kitu$-a]
knife
[kontor]
office
[kbegn]
son
[kgegek]
to pursue, to chase
[kke] [kl]
[knggen]
light, lightweight
[krngge]
[k#n]
strength, power
[kiten]
cold
[k%gn]
neck
[kliyek]
to wait for
[kmn]
man
[knd]
heavy
[krk]
to come, to arrive
[kriy-e]
camp, monastery
[krtel-e]
until; as far as
[ksek]
to wish, to desire
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
La LtT Leot Leb;eeeO Leeesia LelO kEla LiehEeOT Lo_ LoO LoUbErcia
[lablaqu]
body; health
[lingqu-a]
lotus
[lus] [luu]
[luyibar#in]
swindler
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[ma$ad gei]
maybe, perhaps
[ma$taqu]
to praise
[ma$u] [mal]
[mala$ai]
cap, hat
[mana$-a]
[manang]
fog
[manglai]
forehead
MenO MergesI MerdeeeO MesI MedeK MekEt MeedO MerkEa MedO Miehgea Mi(T
[manu]
our
[mar$asi]
tomorrow
[martaqu]
to forget
[masi]
[medek]
[meke]
[mend]
[mergen]
wise
[met]
as, like
[ming$an]
thousand
[miq-a]
meat; flesh
MinO Modoa Moehgo& MorileeeO Moria Moici* Moia MoiehkEt Moi* Moirea
[min]
my, mine
[modun]
tree
[mong$ol]
Mongol, Mongolian
[morilaqu]
to ride, to mount
[morin]
horse
[m#ir]
branch, twig
[mn]
[mngke]
eternal
[mr]
[mren]
river
Moiroa Moisoa
[mrn]
shoulder
[msn]
ice
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
Neda NegeoeeeO Negedo^ Nego* Neimea Ne^ Nemo* Nerea Neria NesO
[nada]
to me, for me
[na$adqu]
to play
[na$adum]
[na$ur]
lake
[naran]
sun
[narin]
thin
[nasu]
age
NekEkEK NemeK Ne*T NeUleK NidO NikEa Nigoca Nigo* NilBsoa NisK
[negegek]
to open
[nemek]
to add, to augment
[ner-e]
name
[neyilek]
to get together
[nid]
eye
[nigen]
one
[ni$u#a]
secret
[ni$ur]
face
[nilbusun]
tears
[nisk]
to fly
Nogogea Nogosoa NoU* NoUdea No^ NoeeeI Noyea NoiKkEt NoiK* Nodo(
[no$u$an]
green; plant
[no$usun]
wool
[noyir]
sleep
[noyitan]
wet; fresh
[nom]
book; doctrine
[noqai]
dog
[noyan]
nobleman
[ngge]
another
[nkr]
friend, comrade
[nutu$]
birthplace
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[obu$]
clan, family
[obu$-a]
[o#iqu]
to go to, to go away
[odun]
star
[o$tar$ui]
heaven
[o$tu] [oi]
[okin]
daughter
[olan]
many, a lot of
foleeO foa foeca foehgoa foehgoca forci^ fordO forkueeO forO foroI
[olqu]
to find
[on] [on#a]
[ong$on]
pure, sacred
[ong$u#a]
ship
[or#im]
[ordu]
camp; palace
[orkiqu]
[oro]
[oroi]
[oron]
place, country
[oroqu]
to enter, to come in
[oyir-a]
near
[oyun]
intellect
[oyutan]
student
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[ber]
oneself
[br]
[#inen]
[#gedr]
yesterday
[dter]
quickly; at once
[gede]
upwards
[ger-e]
other, different
[gk]
to give
[glek]
to say, to tell
[l%ei]
happiness
[lsk]
to be hungry
[ndr]
high
[ngge]
colour
[ndr]
today
[rgen]
wide
[ri]
debt
[rlge]
[rtege]
relay station
[rge]
room
[siy-e]
hate
[sk]
to grow
[telk]
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[qabar]
nose
[qabur]
spring(time)
[qabta$ai]
flat, even
[qa#ar]
cheek
[qada$]
[qada]
rock, cliff
[qa$an]
emperor
[qa$aqu]
to close
[qa$as]
half
Hegocia Hejege* HejeeeO HejigO Helegoa Hemi)T HemdO Hemo( Hea HenI
[qa$u#in]
old
[qa%a$ar]
bridle
[qa%aqu]
to bite
[qa%i$u]
side, flank
[qala$un]
hot; heat
[qami$-a]
where; whither
[qamtu]
[qar-a]
black
[qarangqui]
dark, darkness
[qaraqu]
to look, to see
[qari]
foreign
[qari$u]
answer; in return
[qariqu]
[qata$u]
[qatun]
queen
[qauli]
law; tradition
[qay-a]
[qayaqu]
to throw away
[qayir-a]
love
[qo#oraqu]
to remain behind
[qo$ula]
food; meal
[qo$ulai]
throat
[qola]
far, distant
[qongq-a]
bell
[qonin]
sheep
[qorin]
twenty
[qota]
city; corral
[qour]
poison
[qoyin-a]
[qub#asun]
garments
[qubi]
part, portion
[qubiyaqu]
to divide
[qudal kelek]
[qudaldu%u abqu]
to buy
[qudalduqu]
to sell
[qu$uraqu]
to break
[qula$ayi#i]
thief
[qural]
meeting; assembly
[qurdu]
[qura$-a]
lamb
HorogO
[quru$u]
finger
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[radio]
[ram] [raqu]
[rasiyan]
mineral water
[redaktor]
journalist
[rid]
sorcery
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[saba]
container
[sabung]
soap
[sa$ad]
[sa$uqu]
[salkin]
wind
[saluqu]
to separate; to depart
[sama$un]
disorder, unrest
[sana$-a]
SeedelI Seeit Se*T SeUa SeUeeea Seoeku& SeKde* SeK& Sejik;eK Se^ SereK
[sandali]
chair
[sang]
treasure
[sar-a]
moon; month
[sayin]
[sayiqan]
pretty, beautiful
[sedkil]
[segder]
shadow
[segl]
tail; end
[se%iglek]
to doubt, to suspect
[sem]
silently, secretly
[serek]
to awake
SeriKa SoeedeeeO SolieeO Sonia SonoseeO Soyo& SoinI Sola SomO SoreeO
[serign]
cool
[so$taqu]
to get drunk
[soliqu]
to change, to exchange
[sonin]
news; newspaper
[sonusqu]
to hear, to listen
[soyul]
culture
[sni]
night
[sula]
free, loose
[sumu]
arrow
[surqu]
[ske]
ax
[sm-e]
temple
[sn]
milk
[snes]
soul, spirit
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[abi]
disciple
[ala]
floor
[ang]
reward
[asin]
religion
[atu]
stairs, staircase
[siba$u]
bird
[sibar]
mud, clay
[sidur$u]
honest
[sidn]
tooth, teeth
Siit Sigooa Sigo^ SiKderI SiKK SUoeK Si& Sildegea Si%T SieeeeeO
[sig]
like, as; as if
[si$ud]
directly, straight
[si$um]
line
[sigderi]
dew
[sigk]
to judge
[siidk]
to decide
[sil]
glass; bottle
[silta$an]
cause, reason
[sin-e]
new
[siqaqu]
[sir-a]
yellow
[sirege]
table
[siregn]
strong, violent
[siroi]
earth, soil
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[ta]
you (pl.)
[tabun]
five
[takiqu]
[tal-a]
field, steppe
[talbiqu]
to put, to place
[talq-a]
bread
[tama$-a]
seal, stamp
[tamiki]
tobacco
[taniqu]
Dergoa DedeeeO DeUlBrI DekEkEK DeKK Demece& DemekEt Demo* Deeda Deneit
[tar$un]
fat, obese
[tataqu]
to pull
[tayilburi]
explanation; solution
[tegegek]
to transport
[tegk]
to gather, to collect
[teme#el]
[temege]
camel
[temr]
iron
[tende]
[teneg]
stupid
Dera DeriKa DeokEt DeUmO DeUa DehrI DobciIT Doda Do)T DoeeleeeO
[tere]
[terign]
[teke]
history
[teyim]
yes
[teyin]
so, thus
[tngri]
sky, heaven
[tob#iy-a]
[toda]
clear
[to$-a]
number, figure
[to$laqu]
to play
[to$ta$al]
decision, resolution
[to$usun]
dust
[tomu]
large, great
[toli]
mirror; dictionary
[tolu$ai]
head
[tosun]
butter, fat
[tb]
centre; central
[tgrig]
[tlk]
to pay
DoimosO DoirO DoiroK DremweI Dola Do( DoleeO DoseleeeO DoileK DoilkuK*
[tms]
potatoes
[tr]
government
[trk]
to be born
[tramvai]
street car
[tula] [tu$]
for, for the sake of; because of banner, flag to lean, to rest; to attain, to reach; to fight
[tulqu]
[tusalaqu]
to aid, to help
[tlek]
[tlkigr]
key
[tmen]
[trgen]
quick; quickly
[tsimel]
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[u#ir]
cause, reason
[uda$-a]
occasion, time
[uda$an]
slow; slowly
[udal gei]
[udqa]
sense, meaning
[uduridu$#i]
leader
[u$]
origin, source
[u$aqu]
to wash
[u$tuqu]
to meet
[u$uqu]
to drink
[ula$an]
red
[ulam]
[ulus]
nation; people
[unaqu]
to fall down
[ungsiqu]
to read
[un%iqu]
to hang
foedeeeO fonoeeO foeeeeeO foeeoeeO forea for)T forgoeeO forida fordO foro(
[untaqu]
to sleep
[unuqu]
to ride horseback
[uqaqu]
to understand
[uququ]
to dig
[uran]
art, craft; artistic; artist lasso (long pole with a loop at the end)
[ur$-a]
[ur$uqu]
to grow
[urida]
[urtu]
[uru$]
relative, relatives
[uru$si]
[uru$u]
[uru$ul]
lips
[usun]
water
[uta$-a]
smoke
[uyaqu]
to tie, to bind
[uyilaqu]
to weep, to cry
[uyidqartai]
sad
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[de]
noon
[desi]
evening
[%g]
pen
[%ek]
[%esgelengtei]
beautiful
[%gr]
[ge]
word; speech
[gei]
no; without
[ker]
ox; cattle
[kk]
to die
[lek]
[liger]
tale, story
[nds]
root; basis
[n-e]
price
[nen]
truth; true
[negen]
fox
[nesn]
ash
[niy-e]
cow
[nsk]
to kiss
[nr]
smell, odour
[r-e]
[s]
hair
[rgl%i]
always
[y-e]
[yile]
action, deed
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[va#ir]
[vadangnaqu]
[va$on]
wagon
[vang]
prince; nobleman
[viz]
visa
[viai]
Classical Mongolian
[ Transcription ]
English Translation
[yabudal]
[yabuqu]
[yada$u]
poor
[yadaqu]
not to be able to
[yadaraqu]
to get tired
[ya$]
just, exactly
[ya$akiqu]
to do what
[ya$araqu]
to hurry, to hasten
Yego^T Yegoa YembE* YemO YeehjO Ye*T YerieeO Yesoa YekEt YerO YirdiecO
[ya$um-a]
thing, object
[ya$un]
what
[yambar]
what kind of
[yamu]
ministry, department
[yang%u]
[yar-a]
[yariqu]
to talk
[yasun]
[yeke]
[yer]
[yirtin#]
world
Yisoa Yosoa
[yisn]
nine
[yosun]