Etymology

Bayan Obo

Today it means: A mining district of Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China. Full definition →

Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ
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  1. Mongolian · borrowed fromᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ
  2. English todayBayan Obo

From Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (bayan obuɣ-a, literally “rich ovoo (cairn)”).

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