сайхан

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠨ (sayiqan)	сайхан (sajxan)

Etymology

By surface analysis, сай- (saj-, “good”, adjective) +‎ -хан (-xan, affectionate/intensive suffix).

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠨ (sayiqan), from Middle Mongol [Term?], from Proto-Mongolic *saxïkan. Cognate with Buryat һайхан (hajxan), Dongxiang saigvan, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːxaŋ/
• Syllabification: сай‧хан (2 syllables)

Adjective

сайхан • (sajxan)

1. beautiful, nice, handsome, pretty, fine

   Сонин сайхан юу байна вэ?

   Sonin sajxan juu bajna ve?

   How are you?

2. intensive degree of сайн (sajn, “good”, adjective)

Related terms

• сайн (sajn)
• сайтай (sajtaj)
• сайтар (sajtar)

 

Adverb

сайхан • (sajxan)

1. intensive degree of сайн (sajn, “good”, adverb)

   Сайхан хооллоорой! ― Sajxan xoollooroj! ― Bon appétit! (literally, “Dine well!”)