хэлэх

Mongolian

Alternative forms

хэллэх (xellex)

Etymology

From *kele-, a haplological variant of Proto-Mongolic *kelele-, equivalent to хэл (xel, “tongue, language”) +‎ -лэх (-lex).

Compare Buryat хэлэхэ (xelexe), Kalmyk келх (kelx), Dongxiang kielie.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xiɮəx/, [ˈçiɮɪç]

Verb

хэлэх • (xelex) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠡᠯᠡᠬᠦ (kelekü))

to say, speak, tell
ил хэлэх ― il xelex ― to say to one’s face

Synonyms

өгүүлэх (ögüülex)

See also

ярих (jarix, “to talk”)
гэх (gex)

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