MWW 31: Намар

Cyrillic	Намар
Transcription	namar
IPA	[ˈnamər]
Layman’s Pronunciation	NAH-mer
Translation	autumn, fall
In Genghis Khan’s time it was namar.

Намар is one of the four seasons, the one that is happening right now. Autumn here is a lot like winter in some other places. Actually, it's more wintery than California's winter ever is, because it snows here from very early in the autumn season. Fall is my favorite season here, because unlike winter, it's not too cold, unlike summer, it's not too hot, and unlike spring, it's not too windy. Fortunately, this fall has been milder than the last one, but we did have a snowstorm on November 1, followed by a noticeable downturn in temperature. More snow came on Nov. 8, and it's probably here to stay for the winter.

Those of you who read the spring entry will remember that Mongolians have verbs and greetings related to spring. They do for autumn too.

намарших намар болох	to become autumn
намаржих	to pass the autumn
намаржин	during the autumn
намаржаа	an autumn encampment
намаржаанд буух намаржаалах	to move to an autumn encampment
Сайхан намаржиж байна уу? (Сайхан намаржжийн уу?)	How is your autumn? Are you having a good autumn? Are you “fall”-ing well?