сайхан

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠨ (sayiqan)	сайхан (sajxan)

Etymology

By surface analysis, сай- (saj-, “good”, adjective) +‎ -хан (-xan, affectionate/intensive suffix).

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠨ (sayiqan), from Middle Mongol [Term?], from Proto-Mongolic *saxïkan. Cognate with Buryat һайхан (hajxan), Dongxiang saigvan, etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːxaŋ/
Syllabification: сай‧хан (2 syllables)

Adjective

сайхан • (sajxan)

beautiful, nice, handsome, pretty, fine
Сонин сайхан юу байна вэ?
Sonin sajxan juu bajna ve?
How are you?
intensive degree of сайн (sajn, “good”, adjective)

Related terms

сайн (sajn)
сайтай (sajtaj)
сайтар (sajtar)

Adverb

сайхан • (sajxan)

intensive degree of сайн (sajn, “good”, adverb)
Сайхан хооллоорой! ― Sajxan xoollooroj! ― Bon appétit! (literally, “Dine well!”)

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