English Explanatory Dictionary

Orkhon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Old Turkic script.
  2. A tributary of the Selenga in Mongolia.
  3. A valley in Mongolia surrounding the river of the same name
  4. A province and aimag of Mongolia. Capital: Erdenet.
  5. A district and sum of Bulgan, Mongolia.
  6. A district and sum of Darkhan-Uul, Mongolia.
  7. A district and sum of Selenge, Mongolia.
noun
  1. A sheep of a Mongolian breed developed in 1961, reared primarily for wool.

Pronunciation

ôr′kŏn

Word forms

Orkhon Orhon Orkon Orkhons

Etymology

From French Orkhon, from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ (orqon), a valley and river in central Mongolia where Old Turkic inscriptions were discovered.

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