эгч

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *egeci, compare Dongxiang egvechi.

Noun

эгч • (egč) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠭᠡᠴᠢ (egeči)); (regular declension)

1. (older) sister
2. (honorific) used to refer to females older than oneself

Coordinate terms

• охин дүү (oxin düü, “younger sister”)

Derived terms

• авга эгч (avga egč, “paternal aunt”)
• нагац эгч (nagac egč, “maternal aunt”)
• бэргэн эгч (bergen egč, “older brother's wife”)