нохой

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by LibCae (talk | contribs) as of 14:56, 26 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *nokaï, probably a derivation of Proto-Mongolic *noka with further Para-Mongolic cognates.

Compare Dongxiang nogvei, Daur nogw, Para-Mongolic Khitan [Khitan Small needed] (ńiqo), 捏褐 (niehe), Tungusic Evenki некэ̄ (ņekə̄, “sable”), Jurchen nieha (“puppy, small dog”), Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡝ (niohe, “wolf”) and maybe Korean 너구리 (neoguri, “raccoon dog”).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulaanbaatar" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /nɔxɔi/, [nɔ̙ˈχɞe]

Noun

нохой • (noxoj) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ (noqai), definite plural ноход or нохос)

  1. dog
  2. (taboo) wolf
  3. (astrology) dog
  4. (by extension) villain (sly, morally reprehensible person)
  5. (in compounds) difficult, intricate

Derived terms

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=нохой&oldid=57859296"