нийх

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Mongolian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from the Proto-Mongolic root *nï-, related to other secretion related words such as нус (nus, “snot”), нян (njan, “germ”) and нулимах (nulimax, “to spit”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /niːx/, [niːç]

Verb[edit]

нийх • (niix) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠭᠢᠬᠦ (nigikü))

  1. to blow (nose)
    нусаа нийх
    nusaa niix
    to blow one's nose
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