Orkhon
/ˈɔːkɒn/ /ɔːˈkɒn/noun
Attributive Of, relating to, or designating a number of 8th-cent. stone monuments found in northern Mongolia; especially in Orkhon inscriptions. Also: of, relating to, or denoting the Turkic language in which these inscriptions are written.
- The inscriptions on the monuments are believed to be the earliest extant Turkic writings..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Geographical Journal. From Orkhon (Mongolian Orhon, Russian Orxon), the name of a river in northern Mongolia near which the monuments were discovered in 1889 by the Russian explorer N. M. Jadrincev.