эмэгтэй

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Mongolian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
ᠡᠮᠡᠭᠲᠡᠢ
(emeɣtei)
эмэгтэй
(emegtej)

Morphologically the same as the second etymology, but the development of meaning is unclear.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [e̝.mɘ̝̆x.tʰeː]
  • Hyphenation: э‧мэг‧тэй

Noun[edit]

эмэгтэй (emegtej) (definite plural эмэгтэйчүүд or эмэгтэйчүүл)

  1. woman (a female person)
Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
ᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡ
ᠲᠡᠢ

(emege tei)
эмэгтэй
(emegtej)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [e̝.mɘ̝̆x.tʰeː]
  • Hyphenation: э‧мэг‧тэй

Noun[edit]

эмэгтэй (emegtej)

  1. comitative of эмэг (emeg, grandma)