хөндий
Mongolian
Pronunciation
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xonti/, [xʊnˈti]
Etymology
Compare хөнхөр (hönhör, “sunken”).
Adjective
хөндий • (höndij) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ (köndei))
- empty, hollow
- Synonyms: ханхай (hanhaj), сул (sul), хоосон (hooson)
- Antonym: дүүрэн (düüren)
- spacious
- away, apart
- Synonyms: хол (hol), зайдуу (zajduu)
- aloof
- unsociable, withdrawn, arrogant, cold
- (grammar) front, female (vowel)
- Synonym: эм (em)
- Antonym: чанга (čanga)
Noun
хөндий • (höndij) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ (köndei)); (regular declension )
- valley
- cavity
Derived terms
- хөндийлөх (höndijlöh, “to hollow out”)
- хөндийрөх (höndijröh, “to seclude”)
- хүйтэн хөндий (hüjten höndij, “(emotionally) cold”)
- хол хөндий (hol höndij, “aloof”)