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The name Mongolia means the "Land of the Mongols" in Latin. The Mongolian word "Mongol" (монгол) is of uncertain etymology.Sükhbataar (1992) and de la Vaissière (2021) proposed it being a derivation from Mugulü, the 4th-century founder of the Rouran Khaganate, [13] first attested as the 'Mungu', [14] (Chinese: 蒙兀, Modern Chinese Měngwù, Middle Chinese Muwngu), [15] a branch of ...
Name of Symbol Picture National flag: Flag of Mongolia: Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Mongolia: State seal State seal of Mongolia: National anthem: Mongol Ulsiin töriin duulal: National flower: Scabiosa [citation needed] National bird: Falcon [1] National animal: Takhi (Przewalski's horse) [2] National dish: Buuz [3]
Before 1961, the emblem did not bear most of the socialist symbols. The horseman carried a long lasso pole and the heads of four types of herd animals were shown on the sides. A red ribbon at the bottom bore the name of the country in the traditional Mongolian alphabet between 1940 and 1949 [6] with the Cyrillic abbreviation after that.
Sun ( ) and crescent moon symbolizes the existence of the Mongolian nation for eternity as the eternal blue sky. Mongolian symbol of the sun, crescent moon and fire derived from the Xiongnu. [citation needed] The two triangles ( ) allude to the point of an arrow or spear. They point downward to announce the defeat of interior and exterior enemies.
The basic differences between Mongolian and European names, in connection with trying to fit Mongolian names into foreign schemata, frequently lead to confusion. For example, Otryadyn Gündegmaa, a Mongolian shooter, is often incorrectly referred to as Otryad, i.e. by the (given) name of her father. But now, as Mongolians establish more ...
The most endangered family members were children. They are sometimes given non-names like Nergui (Mongolian: without name) or Enebish (Mongolian: not this one), or boys would be dressed up as girls. [12] "Since people of the steppe received only one name in life, its selection carried much symbolism, often on several levels; the name imparted ...
British East Africa (former name): after its geographical position on the continent of Africa and the former colonial power, . See also Britain, above, and Africa on the Place name etymology page. From the Kikuyu word Kirinyaga a contraction of Kirima nyaga "Ostrich mountain", so called because the dark shadows and snow-capped peak resemble the ...
The state seal is square with a lion-shaped handle, and has the state Emblem in the center and the words "Mongol Uls" (Mongolia) inscribed on both sides. [1] The seal was made by hand of pure silver, measures 10.0 x 10.0 x 2.0 cm, and the height of the lion-shaped handle is 8.0 cm.