амьсгалах

Mongolian

Etymology

амьсгах (amʹsgax, “to breathe”) +‎ -лах (-lax, iterative suffix) or alternatively амьсгал (amʹsgal, “breath”) +‎ -лах (-lax) with haplology.

Compare Buryat амисхалха (amisxalxa), Kalmyk әмсхлх (ämsxlx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amʲsɢəɮəx/, [ˈamʲsɢɐɮɐχ]

Verb

амьсгалах • (amʹsgalax) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠮᠢᠰᠬᠤᠯᠠᠬᠤ (amisqulaqu))

1. to breathe