хайч

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kaïcï, compare Dongxiang khaichi, Middle Mongol قايجي (qayiči).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xait͡ɕʰ/

Noun

хайч • (xajč) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠴᠢ (qayiči), definite plural хайчнууд); (hidden-n declension)

1. scissors
2. pliers

Derived terms

• хайчлах (xajčlax, “to cut with scissors, to hold with pliers”)