хэхэ

Buryat

Etymology

Akin to Mongolian хийх (xiix).

Verb

хэхэ • (xexe)

1. to do, produce

   машина хэхэ ― mašina xexe ― make cars

References

• “хэхэ” in burlang.ru
• Šagdarov, L. D., Čeremisov, K.M (2008) “хэхэ”, in Бурятско-русский словарь [Buryat-Russian Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Russian), Ulan-Ude: Respublinkanskaja tipografija, columns 526-7
• Čeremisov, K.M (1951) “хэхэ”, in Бурят-монгольско-русский словарь [Buryat Mongolian-Russian Dictionary]‎^[2] (in Russian), Moscow: Gosudarstvennoje izdatelʹstvo inostrannyx i nacionalʹnyx slovarej, columns 631-2

Tundra Nenets

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hæɣæ]
• Hyphenation: хэ‧хэ

Noun

хэхэ • (xexe)

1. idol
2. spirit-protector
3. (card games) trump

References

• Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 101
• N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “хэхэ”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия