Standard Lemma guide

Mongolic

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /mɒŋˈɡɒlɪk/
  • US: /mɑŋˈɡɑlɪk/
  • US: /mɑŋˈɡoʊlɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒlɪk
  • rhymes with -əʊlɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Mongolic language family and its speakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A major language family spoken primarily in Mongolia and surroundings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mongolian, Mongolic language

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Altaic, Altaic language

Narrower terms: Khalkha, Khalka, Kalka

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mongol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Mongolic From Mongol + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Mongools — language family
  • Polish: mongolski — language family