хайч

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kaïčï, compare Buryat хайша (xajša), Kalmyk хәәч (xääç), Dongxiang khaichi, Middle Mongol قايجي (qayiči).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xait͡ʃʰ/, [χæ̝e̯t͡ɕʰ]

Noun

хайч • (xajč) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠴᠢ (qayiči), definite plural хайчнууд); (hidden-n declension)

1. scissors
2. pliers

Derived terms

• хайчлах (xajčlax, “to cut with scissors, to hold with pliers”)