мэлхий

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *menekei, compare Kalmyk меклә (meklä), Daur meleg. The -l- may come from a dissimilation of the two nasals.

Astronomical sense may be a semantic loan from Tibetan, see ཀརྐ་ཊ (krka ṭa).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /miɮxi/, [miɬˈçi]

Noun

мэлхий • (melxii) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠡᠨᠡᠬᠡᠢ (menekei))

frog, toad
(in compounds) small
(astrology) cancer

Synonyms

(small): бага (baga), жижиг (žižig)
(cancer): хавч (xavč)

Derived terms

яст мэлхий (jast melxii, “tortoise”)

See also

шанаган хорхой (šanagan xorxoj)

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