шивнэх

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat шэбэнэхэ (šebenexe), see шивэр авир (šiver avir, “whisper”) for more possible cognates.

Probably formed with +‎ -нах (-nax), a rare suffix used in onomatopoeic verbs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiwnəx/

Verb

шивнэх • (šivnex) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠪᠡᠨᠡᠬᠦ (sibenekü))

1. to whisper
2. to hoarsen

   Synonym: сөөх (sööx)