хэлэх
Mongolian edit
Alternative forms edit
- хэллэх (xellex)
Etymology edit
From *kele-, a haplological variant of Proto-Mongolic *kelele-, equivalent to хэл (xel, “tongue, language”) + -лэх (-lex).
Compare Buryat хэлэхэ (xelexe), Kalmyk келх (kelx), Dongxiang kielie.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xiɮəx/, [ˈçiɮɪç]
Verb edit
хэлэх • (xelex) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠡᠯᠡᠬᠦ (kelekü))
Synonyms edit
- өгүүлэх (ögüülex)