алх

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /aɮx/, [aɮχ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *haluka. Compare Proto-Turkic *balka (“hammer”), Proto-Tungusic *palụka (“hammer”).

Compare with Daur xallugw, Kazakh балға (balğa), Nanai палоа, Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “axe”), Ancient Greek πέλεκυς (pélekus, “axe”), Russian палка (palka).

Noun

алх • (alh) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠯᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ (aluq-a)); (hidden-n declension )

hammer (both hand and mechanically powered)
(anatomy) malleus (bone of the middle ear)

Derived terms

алхдах (alhdah, “to hit with a hammer”)
доргиот алх (dorgiot alh, “jackhammer”)
нураах алх (nuraah alh, “jackhammer”)

Etymology 2

Noun

алх • (alh)

fur collar

Etymology 3

Verb

алх • (alh)

imperative of алхах (alhah, “to walk”)

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