Kalmyk edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mongolic *baγï- (to stand). Cognate with Mongolian байх (bajx).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

бәәх (bääx) (Clear script spelling ᡋᠠᡕᡅᡍᡇ (bayixu))

  1. to be, to exist

See also edit

References edit

  • Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015