-х

See also: ҳ, х, Х, and ҳ-

Mongolian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *-ku, compare Dongxiang -ku.

Suffix

-х • (-x) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤ (qu))

1. future participle, marking actions that will or should be done

Usage notes

• After verb stems ending in consonants this suffix demands an epenthetic short vowel regardless of usual Mongolian syllabification rules.
• Some words with this suffix became fully lexicalized nouns and were written with the variant ᠬᠤᠢ (qui) ending in classical Mongolian, pre-classical language and Cyrillic script do not make this distinction.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-х • (-x) (complying with vowel harmony)

1. Attached to locative adverbs, postpositions and case suffixes to form adnominal phrases that mean "which is ___"

Alternative forms

• -хи (-xi)