хонг

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *qonuγ, from *qonu (to spend the night) ‎ *-γ. By surface analysis, хонх (xonx, “to spend the night”) ‎ -г (-g, verbalizing suffix). Cognate with Mongolian хоног (xonog).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χoˈnək/

Noun

хонг • (xong)

1. day, day and night
2. overnight stay

Derived terms

• долан хонг (dolan xong, “week”, literally “seven days”)