бэх

See also: беҳ

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pex/
• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): [ˈpiç]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *beke, from Middle Chinese 墨 (MC mok), likely via Turkic.

Compare East Yugur beke, Daur beg, Old Uyghur [script needed] (meke).

Noun

бэх • (bex) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠡᠬᠡ (beke)); (hidden-n declension)

1. ink

Usage notes

• This noun can be declined both with and without the hidden n

Derived terms

• бэхийн сав (bexiin sav)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *beki, perhaps deriving from Proto-Turkic *bek or otherwise related to it.

Compare East Yugur beki, Turkish pek, Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek).

Noun

бэх • (bex) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠡᠬᠢ (beki)); (regular declension)

1. firmness

Adjective

бэх • (bex)

1. hard

Derived terms

• бат бэх (bat bex)
• бэх бөх (bex böx)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛx]

Noun

бэх • (bɛx) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of бэ́ха (bɛ́xa)