Soyombo

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UK/ˈsɔɪ.əmbəʊ/UK/sɔɪˈɒmbəʊ/US/ˈsɔɪ.əmboʊ/US/sɔɪˈɔmbəʊ/

proper noun

An abugida script developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar in 1686 to write the Mongolian language. It can also be used to write Tibetan and Sanskrit.

OriginMongolian соёмбо ← Sanskrit स्वयम्भू →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An abugida script developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar in 1686 to write the Mongolian language. It can also be used to write Tibetan and Sanskrit.
  2. A special character of that script used as the national symbol of Mongolia.

Origin

  1. Sanskritस्वयम्भू“self-created”
  2. Mongolianсоёмбо
  3. EnglishSoyombo

Borrowed from Mongolian соёмбо (sojombo), from Sanskrit स्वयम्भू (svayambhū, “self-created”).

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

Soyombo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soyombo

MLA

“Soyombo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soyombo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Soyombo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soyombo.

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