ᠬᠡᠯᠡ

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kelen, compare Dongxiang kielien.

Pronunciation

• (Khalkha, Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ˈxeɮ/, [xe̝ɮ]
• (Chakhar, Zhenglan Banner) IPA^(key): /xəl/, [xəl]

Noun

ᠬᠡᠯᠡ • (kele) (Cyrillic spelling хэл (xel))

1. tongue, language