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mongol^¹

noun mongols

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

Mongol^²

/ˈmɒŋɡəl/ UK
/ˈmɑŋɡəl/ US
/ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/ US
/ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/ US

Rhymes with -ɒŋɡəl

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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.

noun Mongols · Mung'l · Mongal · Mongul

A member of an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and various autonomous territories throughout China, tracing their unified identity back to the 13th-century imperial conquests of Genghis Khan.
dated, derogatory, offensive A person with Down syndrome. The face which emerged was not reassuring.[…]. He was not a mongol but there was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically long elf-locks and oiled black curls.
A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
ethnic, offensive, slang, slur 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. —You are malaka! [a wanker] —Malaka goat anan! [is your goat mother!] —Malaka OLOLOLO! —[Answers in Turkish] Malaka goat anandır! [Malaka is your goat mother!] —Mongol! —[Answers in Turkish] Hassiktir ben Türküm! [Fuck you, I am Turkish!]

adjective more Mongol · most Mongol · Mung'l · Mongal · Mongul

Synonym of Mongolian. THE following fables are selected from a number which a Mongol teacher dictated in his attempts to familiarise a foreigner with the language of Mongolia. It will be seen at a glance that most of them are not native to the country, but come from a laud abounding with sights and scenes unknown to Mong
Similar: Mongolian

Mongol^³

/ˈmɒŋɡəl/ UK
/ˈmɑŋɡəl/ US
/ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/ US
/ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/ US

Rhymes with -ɒŋɡəl

proper noun Mung'l · Mongal · Mongul

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

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noun someone with Down's syndrome

Español	mongólico
Português	mongoloide
Deutsch	Mongoloider

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@misc{mongol_2026,
  title = {mongol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mongol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}