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Soyombo
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soyombo
English
+ alphabet,+ symbol
thumb|250px|The Soyombo symbol on the gate of the Government Palace (Mongolia) Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar
Etymology
en mn соёмбо, from en sa स्वयम्भू self-created.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɔɪ.əmbəʊ/ /sɔɪˈɒmbəʊ/ UK
en /ˈsɔɪ.əmboʊ/ /sɔɪˈɔmbəʊ/ US
en ɔɪəmbəʊ ɒmbəʊ 3
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.
A special character of that script used as the national symbol of Mongolia.
Translations
French: fr soyombo
Mongolian: mn соёмбо
Sanskrit: sa स्वयम्भू
en Mongolia Symbols