# Gobi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡoʊ.bi/ · frequency rank #50,537

## Definitions
1. A large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China.

## Etymology
From Mongolian Говь (Govʹ) or ᠭᠣᠪᠢ (Ɣobi).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gobi