алх
Mongolian
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *haluka. Compare Proto-Turkic *balka (“hammer”), Proto-Tungusic *palụka (“hammer”).
Compare with Daur xallugw, Kazakh балға (balğa), Nanai палоа (paloa), Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “axe”), Ancient Greek πέλεκυς (pélekus, “axe”), Russian палка (palka).
Noun
алх • (alx) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠯᠤᠬᠠ (aluk-a)); (hidden-n declension)
- (anatomy) malleus (bone of the middle ear)
Derived terms
- алхдах (alxdax, “to hit with a hammer”)
- доргиот алх (dorgiot alx, “jackhammer”)
- нураах алх (nuraax alx, “jackhammer”)
Etymology 2
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Noun
алх • (alx)
Etymology 3
Verb
алх • (alx)
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of алхах (alxax, “to walk”)