ээҗ

See also: ээж

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *eji. Cognate with Mongolian ээж (eež) and Buryat эжы (ežy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eːˈd͡ʑə/

Noun

ээҗ • (eej) (Clear script spelling ᡄᡃᠴᡅ (ēji))

  1. mother, mommy
    • “Ээҗин дун”:
      Эңкрлдгнь олн болвчнь, // Хәәртә-лә ээҗләм әдлцхш.
      Engkrldgnĭ oln bolvchnĭ, // Häärtä-lä eejläm ädltshsh.
      Although there will be many loving, // no one will match my beloved mother
  2. paternal grandmother

Derived terms
  • көгшн ээҗ (kögshn eej)
  • наһц ээҗ (nağts eej)

See also
  • аак (aak)
  • баава (baava)

References
  • A. Pozdneev (1911) Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 20
  • Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015
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