сэлэх

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɮəx/

Etymology 1

Seemingly specific to Khalkha, most other Mongolic languages (including dialects of Inner Mongolian) use the cognate of умбах (umbax, “to dive”).

Perhaps a corrupted form of Proto-Mongolic *selbi-, compare Buryat һэлихэ (helixe, “to row”).

Compare also the name of Selenge river, attested since Old Turkic times.

Verb

сэлэх • (selex) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠡᠯᠢᠬᠦ (selikü))

1. to swim (of animals, humans)
2. to row

Derived terms

• сэлүүр (selüür, “oar, fin”)

See also

• умбах (umbax)
• хөвөх (xövöx)
• самрах (samrax)

Etymology 2

Verb

сэлэх • (selex)

1. Alternative form of солих (solix, “to change”)