-тэй
Mongolian edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰei̯/
- Syllabification: тэй (1 syllable)
Etymology 1 edit
Suffix edit
-тэй • (-tej)
- front vowel harmonic form of -тай (-taj)
Etymology 2 edit
Suffix edit
-тэй • (-tej)
- front vowel harmonic form of -тай (-taj)
Usage notes edit
The diphthong ⟨өй⟩ is considered nonstandard in Mongolian, and therefore ⟨эй⟩ is used for the purposes of vowel harmony in words that otherwise use the rounded front vowel ⟨ө⟩.