бәәх

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *baγï- (“to stand”). Cognate with Mongolian байх (bajx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæːˈχə/

Verb

бәәх • (bääx) (Clear script spelling ᡋᠠᡕᡅᡍᡇ (bayixu))

1. to be, to exist

See also

• бәәҗ (bääj, “evidential copula”)
• билә (bilä)

References

• Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015