гинж

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat гэнжэ (genže), Kalmyk гинҗ (ginj).

Found also in some Turkic languages, see Southern Altai кынјы (kïnǰï).

Noun

гинж • (ginž) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠢᠨᠵᠢ (ɣinǰi)); (hidden-n declension )

  1. chain
  2. fetters
  3. caterpillar track

Derived terms
  • гинжлэх (ginžleh, “to chain, to leash”)

See also
  • сүлжээ (sülžee, “series of interconnected things, chain”)
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