Etymology

Baiyun Ebo

Today it means: Synonym of Bayan Obo: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Full definition →

Mandarin 白雲鄂博 /白云鄂博 ← Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ
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The story

  1. Mongolian · derived fromᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ
  2. Mandarin · borrowed from白雲鄂博 /白云鄂博
  3. English todayBaiyun Ebo

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 白雲鄂博 /白云鄂博 (Báiyún Èbó), in turn from Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (bayan obuɣ-a, literally “rich + ovoo (cairn)”).

Words from the same roots

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Bayan Obo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.