эх
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ix/, [ix]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *eke (“mother”), perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *äkä (“older sister, aunt”), and so a possible Doublet of эгч (egč, “older sister”).
Noun
эх • (eh) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠬᠡ (eke), plural эхчүүд); (regular declension )
- mother
- Synonym: ээж (eež)
- motherland
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mongolic *hekin (“brain, head, beginning”), compare Daur xeky (“head”) and perhaps more distantly Manchu ᡶᡝᡥᡳ (fehi, “brain”).
Noun
эх • (eh) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠬᠢ (eqi)); (hidden-n declension )
Usage notes
- In Mongol Script writing, ᠡᠬᠡ (eke) is often used for both words.
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛx]
Etymology 1
Interjection
эх • (ex)
See also
- эхма́ (exmá)
Etymology 2
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