алх
Kalmyk
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *ala-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [alˈχə̠]
Verb
алх • (alh) (Clear script spelling ᠠᠯᠠᡍᡇ (alaxu))
- to kill
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 • (alx) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠯᠤᠬᠠ (aluq'a)); (hidden-n declension)
- hammer (both hand and mechanically powered)
- (anatomy) malleus (bone of the middle ear)
Derived terms
- алхдах (alxdax, “to hit with a hammer”)
- доргиот алх (dorgiot alx, “jackhammer”)
- нураах алх (nuraax alx, “jackhammer”)
Etymology 2
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Noun
алх • (alx)
- fur collar
Verb
алх • (alx)
- imperative of алхах (alxax, “to walk”)