хил

Even

Etymology

Cognate with Evenki силэ (silə), Manchu ᠰᡳᠯᡝ (sile), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hil/

Noun

хил (hil)

1. soup; broth

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xiɮ/, [çiɮ]

Etymology 1

Compare Buryat хилэ (xile).

Noun

хил • (xil) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠯᠢ (kili)); (regular declension)

1. border, edge, margin

   Synonyms: хязгаар (xjazgaar), зааг (zaag), хөвөө (xövöö), зах (zax)

Etymology 2

Compare Buryat хилэ (xile).

Noun

хил • (xil) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠯᠢ (kili))

1. musical bow

Etymology 3

Compare Kalmyk кил (kil, “feeling, emotion”).

Noun

хил • (xil) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠯᠢ (kili))

1. temperament, behavior, morals

   Synonyms: зан (zan), ааш (aaš), авир (avir)

Usage notes

• Mostly (perhaps exclusively) in хил ааш (xil aaš), хил зан (xil zan).

Related terms

• хилэн (xilen, “fury”)

Tabasaran

Etymology

Akin to Lezgi гъил (ġil).

Noun

хил • (ꭓil)

1. hand