эх
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ix/, [ix]
Etymology 1
- From Proto-Mongolic *eke, compare Buryat эхэ (exe), Kalmyk эк (ek).
- Perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *eke (“older sister, aunt”), and so a possible Doublet of эгч (egč, “older sister”).
Compare Dongxiang ekie.
Noun
эх • (ex) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠬᠡ (eke), definite plural эхчүүд); (regular declension)
- mother
- Synonym: ээж (eež)
- motherland
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mongolic *hekin (“brain, head, beginning”), compare Daur xeky (“head”) and perhaps more distantly Manchu ᡶᡝᡥᡳ (fehi, “brain”).
Noun
эх • (ex) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠬᠢ (eqi)); (hidden-n declension)
- beginning
- origin, source
- draft, manuscript
- starter (yeast culture)
- top
Synonyms
- (beginning): анх (anx), эхлэл (exlel)
- (origin): үүсгэл (üüsgel)
- (yeast): хөрөнгө (xöröngö)
Derived terms
- эхлэх (exlex, “to begin”)
- эхлэл (exlel, “beginning”)
Adjective
эх • (ex)
- first
- chief
Usage notes
- In Mongol Script writing, ᠡᠬᠡ (eke) is often used for both words.
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛx]
Interjection
эх • (ex)
- alas!, oh!, uh
- eh?
- oh, what a...
- Эх, ты, лентя́й! ― Ex, ty, lentjáj! ― Oh, you’re such a layabout! (reproach or regret)
- tut tut, tsk, shame on you!, you of all people!
- Ты не сдал экза́мен? Эх, ты́!
- Ty ne sdal ekzámen? Ex, tý!
- You didn’t pass the test? Shame on you!
- ouch, what a shame (self-reproach)
- Я урони́л цветы́ в лу́жу! Эх, ты́!
- Ja uroníl cvetý v lúžu! Ex, tý!
- I dropped the flowers into a puddle! What a shame!
See also
- эхма́ (exmá)
Noun
эх • (ex) n inan pl
- genitive plural of э́хо (éxo)