mongol

Meanings

1. Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”).

1. A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
2. A member of any of the various Mongol ethnic groups living in the Mongolian People's Republic, the former USSR, Tibet and Nepal.
3. A person with Down syndrome.
4. A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
5. A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
6. A Turk, particularly in political or Internet discourse by certain neighbors (such as in Greece or the Caucasus) and within Turkey by opponents to suggest a lack of civilization or, in some contexts, to mock the genetic and historical ties between the Turkic and Mongolic peoples.

1. Synonym of Mongolian.

1. A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonly observed among individuals of East Asian ancestry.