өнчин

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Mongolian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mongolic *önecin. Compare Dongxiang oliechin, Daur wencin (orphan, lonely).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

өнчин (önčin) (Mongolian spelling ᠥᠨᠦᠴᠢᠨ (önüčin)); (regular declension)

  1. orphan (a person or an animal whose parents have died or are otherwise permanently separated from them)

Adjective[edit]

өнчин (önčin)

  1. (by extension) single, lonesome

Synonyms[edit]