What is Mon-Keigh?

The Mon-keigh were an ancient xenos race that was exterminated by the Aeldari millennia before their first contact with Mankind. The Mon-keigh are described in Aeldari stories and legends as a species of sub-intelligent, cannibalistic beasts that lived in the twilight realm of Koldo.

How is Mon-Keigh pronounced?

Mon-Keigh. How do you say it? I’ve always said it as “mon-key” (that’s not “monkey”), but Dawn of War makes a reference and says it as “mon-kie” (“kie” as in “kite” without the T).

Why do Eldar call humans Mon-Keigh?

Eldar refer to humans as Mon’Keigh. Which is really just an internal joke from GW, that the Eldar word for humans is Monkey. Humans call the same thing the Eldar call themselves, likely due to some trading of words. Orks call themselves Orks.

Are tyranids scared of necrons?

Tyranids wouldn’t ignore Necrons or Chaos Daemons. In several accounts in codexes the Tyranids have fought them. In one case Tyranids killed so many humans that a Warp Portal opened up and Khorne Daemons poured out.

What does Mon Keigh mean in Warhammer 40k?

A racial slur used by the Elf-like Eldar in reference to Humans in the grim darkness of Warhammer 40,00. In Eldar tongue, it means “Those who must be Exterminated .”

What kind of age is Warhammer 40, 000?

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Where does the name Mon Keigh come from?

Its origins stem from a race of sub-intelligent beasts who once enslaved the eldar and were later killed, and though associated most often with humans, it broadly represents any race which the Eldar deem worthy of extermination. Get a mon-keigh mug for your fish Abdul. A Monkeigh is a person in Tdm, a Runescape clan.