алх

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ala-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alˈχə̠]

Verb

алх • (alx) (Clear script spelling ᠠᠯᠠᡍᡇ (alaxu))

1. to kill

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /aɮx/, [aɮχ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *haluka.

Compare Proto-Turkic *balka (“hammer”), Proto-Tungusic *palụka (“hammer”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Compare with Daur xallugw, Kazakh балға (balğa), Nanai палоа (paloa), Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “axe”), Ancient Greek πέλεκυς (pélekus, “axe”), Russian палка (palka).

Noun

алх • (alx) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠯᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ (aluk-a)); (hidden-n declension)

1. hammer (both hand and mechanically powered)
2. (anatomy) malleus (bone of the middle ear)

Derived terms

• алхдах (alxdax, “to hit with a hammer”)
• доргиот алх (dorgiot alx, “jackhammer”)
• нураах алх (nuraax alx, “jackhammer”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

алх • (alx)

1. fur collar

Etymology 3

Verb

алх • (alx)

1. imperative of алхах (alxax, “to walk”)