Etymology

From Old Turkic beŋgü, beŋkü, beŋü, meŋgü, meŋü "eternal; monument". Further derivation is disputed.

Ramstedt suggests derivation from Middle Chinese 萬古 ‎(mjonH kuX, “eternal”).

Cognate with Kazakh мәңгі ‎(mäñgi), Kyrgyz маңги ‎(mañgi), меңги ‎(meñgi), Uzbek mangu, Tuvan мөңге ‎(möŋgä), Yakut мэҥэ ‎(meŋe), Turkish bengi ‎(“eternal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmæŋ.ɡɪ̞]
• Hyphenation: мәң‧ге