нохой
Buryat edit
Noun edit
нохой • (noxoj)
Mongolian edit
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ (noqai) | нохой (noxoj) |
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *nokaï, probably related to Xianbei 若干 (*ñaqañ) with further Para-Mongolic cognates.
Compare Kalmyk ноха (noxa), Dongxiang nogvei, Daur nogw, Para-Mongolic Khitan 𘰕𘯛 (*ń qo), 捏褐 (niehe), Tungusic Evenki некэ̄ (ņekə̄, “sable”), Jurchen nieha (“puppy, small dog”), Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡝ (niohe, “wolf”) and maybe Korean 너구리 (neoguri, “raccoon dog”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /nɔxɔi/, [nɔ̙ˈχɞe]
Noun edit
нохой • (noxoj) (definite plural ноход or нохос); (mixed declension)
- dog
- (taboo) wolf
- (astrology) dog
- (by extension) villain (sly, morally reprehensible person)
- (in compounds) difficult, intricate
Derived terms edit
- нохой бөөс (noxoj böös)