мэлхий
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *menekei, compare Kalmyk меклә (meklä), Daur meleg. The -l- may come from a dissimilation of the two nasals.
Astronomical sense may be a semantic loan from Tibetan, see ཀརྐ་ཊ (krka ṭa).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /miɮxi/, [miɬˈçi]
Noun edit
мэлхий • (melxii) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠡᠨᠡᠬᠡᠢ (menekei))
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- яст мэлхий (jast melxii, “tortoise”)
See also edit
- шанаган хорхой (šanagan xorxoj)