Mongol

[mong-guhl, -gohl, mon-]

noun

1. a member of a pastoral people now living chiefly in Mongolia.

2. Anthropology.,  (no longer in technical use) a person having Mongoloid characteristics.

3. any Mongolian language.

4. (often lowercase),  (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person affected with Down syndrome.

adjective

1. Mongolian.

Mongol

¹

/ ˈmɒŋɡɒl, -ɡəl /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Mongolia, esp a nomad

2. the Mongolian language

mongol

²

/ ˈmɒŋɡəl /

noun

1. a formerly used and now highly offensive name for a person affected by Down's syndrome

Other Word Forms

• non-Mongol noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mongol¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from French mongal, ultimately from Mongolian Mongol, possibly from mong “brave”

Example Sentences

Three months remain in the regular season, more than enough time for the Dodgers to become whole, more than enough time for them to transform into baseball’s version of the Mongol army.

From Los Angeles Times

A reputed member of the Mongols motorcycle club was charged Tuesday with murdering a member of the rival Vagos in what federal prosecutors say is an escalating conflict between the two outfits.

From Los Angeles Times

I'm obsessed with Genghis Khan and the history of the Mongol Empire.

From Salon

The Cholas were as important to the Indian Ocean as the Mongols were to inner Eurasia.

From BBC

Apparently, the civilian pukes in Washington lacked the general’s gung-ho confidence that with just a little more door-kicking and pyrotechnics, Afghanistan would be pacified — something that hadn’t happened since the Mongol invasions.

From Salon