мэлхий
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Mongolian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Mongolic *menekei, compare Kalmyk меклә (meklä), Daur meleg. The -l- may come from a dissimilation of the two nasals.
Astronomical sense may be a semantic loan from Tibetan, see ཀརྐ་ཊ (krka ṭa).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /miɮxi/, [miɬˈçi]
Noun[edit]
мэлхий • (melxii) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠡᠨᠡᠬᠡᠢ (menekei))
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- яст мэлхий (jast melxii, “tortoise”)
See also[edit]
- шанаган хорхой (šanagan xorxoj)