Mongolian
Of the steppes
Mongolian refers to Mongolia, its people, or their language.
The Mongolian language belongs to the Altaic family and uses a distinctive vertical script, though Cyrillic is also common.
As a noun, a Mongolian is a person from Mongolia or of Mongolian descent: She married a Mongolian she met while teaching in Ulaanbaatar.
The older use of Mongolian to describe Down syndrome or people with it is now considered offensive and obsolete.
Homeless wanderer by choice
- Genghis KhanMongol Empire's founder
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- yurtFelt-covered nomad tent
- gerPortable nomadic tent
herder · horseman · throat singing · wrestler · archer · shaman · clan · tribe
Central Asian arid region
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- plateauFlat highland area
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
Altai · desert · tundra · continental · landlocked · Central Asia
Combat sport requiring holds
- archeryShooting with bows
- horse racingCompetitive equine track events
- throat singingVocal technique producing simultaneous pitches
- morin khuurMongolian bowed string instrument
ger · nomadic · hospitality · Buddhism · shamanism · silver bowl · blue sky
Adult sheep flesh
- beefBovine meat for eating
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- milk teaTea blended with dairy
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
horse milk · lamb · noodles · dumplings
Slavic alphabet system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- dialectRegional language variety
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
pronunciation · alphabet · calligraphy · phonology · syntax
nomad
Homeless wanderer by choice
- Genghis KhanMongol Empire's founder
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- yurtFelt-covered nomad tent
ger · herder · horseman · throat singing · wrestler · archer · shaman · clan · tribe · khan
Gobi
Central Asian arid region
taiga · Altai · desert · tundra · continental · landlocked · Central Asia
wrestling
Combat sport requiring holds
- archeryShooting with bows
- horse racingCompetitive equine track events
- throat singingVocal technique producing simultaneous pitches
morin khuur · ger · nomadic · hospitality · Buddhism · shamanism · silver bowl · blue sky
mutton
Adult sheep flesh
fermented · horse milk · lamb · noodles · dumplings
Cyrillic
Slavic alphabet system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- dialectRegional language variety
grammar · pronunciation · alphabet · calligraphy · phonology · syntax
- Mongolian beefAsian restaurant entrée
- Outer MongoliaIndependent nation between Russia, China
- Mongolian barbecueCustom stir-fry restaurant style
- Inner MongoliaChinese autonomous region
- Mongolian steppesCentral Asian grassland expanse