алх
Mongolian
    
    Pronunciation
    
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /aɮx/, [aɮχ]
Etymology 1
    
From Proto-Mongolic *haluka.
Compare Proto-Turkic *balka (“hammer”), Proto-Tungusic *palụka (“hammer”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
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)
Derived terms
    
- алхдах (alxdax, “to hit with a hammer”)
- доргиот алх (dorgiot alx, “jackhammer”)
- нураах алх (nuraax alx, “jackhammer”)
Etymology 2
    
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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