Tuvan edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *eke (mother). Cognate with Mongolian эхлэх (exlex, to begin).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

эгелээр (egeleer) (stem эгеле-)

  1. (transitive) to begin, start
    Мээң бажым аарып эгелей берди.Meeñ bajım aarıp egeley berdi.My head has started to hurt.

See also edit