Etymology

Orkhon

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Today it means: A sheep of a Mongolian breed developed in 1961, reared primarily for wool. Full definition →

French Orkhon ← cmg ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ
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  1. cmg · derived fromᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ
  2. French · borrowed fromOrkhon
  3. English todayOrkhon

From French Orkhon, from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ (orqon), a valley and river in central Mongolia where Old Turkic inscriptions were discovered.

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