Meanings
nounlimnonym (plural limnonyms)
plural limnonyms
- rareThe name of a lake.
Importantly, however, the final *b in *sub 'water' is represented as (*)g [ɣ] in all the Turkic languages of the region, which is why it is unlikely that the Mongolian shape of the limnonym could derive from these languages […]
2015, Tom Eriksson, Juha Janhunen, “On the limnonyms Khövsgöl and Kosogol and their ethnic implications”, in Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia, number 2, page 89
Origin
Translations
French limnonyme
- limnonymename of a lake
Italian limnonimo
- limnonimoname of a lake
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limnonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limnonym
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