Mongolian

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Etymology 1

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Compare Kalmyk залх (zalx), Buryat залаха (zalaxa). Perhaps the same word as the second etymology.

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залах (zalax) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (ǰalaqu))

  1. to direct, to steer, to drive
  2. to manipulate (people)
  3. to lead cattle to pasture
  4. to make straight
  5. to fix, to correct
  6. (euphemistic) to throw out
  7. to tell lies
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Mongolic *jala- (to invite), compare East Yugur jala. Some senses are possibly influenced by Chinese (qǐng).

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залах (zalax) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (ǰalaqu))

  1. to invite, to call, to summon
  2. to ask for, to bring, to take in
  3. to worship, to bring an idol

Russian

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Noun

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за́лах (zálaxm inan pl

  1. prepositional plural of зал (zal)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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за́лах (zálaxf inan pl

  1. prepositional plural of за́ла (zála)

Ukrainian

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за́лах (zálaxm inan

  1. locative plural of зал (zal)