Bilgüün
Билгүүн
From Mongolian билиг, "wisdom" or "learned insight".
Meaning and origin
Bilgüün builds on билиг, a root shared across the Mongolic and Turkic languages for wisdom or learning; the same root sits behind the title of the 8th-century Turkic ruler remembered today as Bilge Khagan.
How to pronounce Bilgüün
| Mongolian (Mongolia) | bil-GOON /pilˈɡuːŋ/ |
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