Mongolian

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Etymology

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хэдэр (xeder, irascible) +‎ -лэх (-lex).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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хэдэрлэх (xederlex) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠡᠳᠡᠷᠯᠡᠬᠦ (kederlekü))

  1. to be quarrelsome, to be irascible
  2. to be stubborn
    Synonyms: зөрүүдлэх (zörüüdlex), адрах (adrax)
  3. (of an animal) to snarl, to growl
    Synonym: архирах (arxirax)