алх

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ala-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [alˈχə̠]

Verb

алх (alh) (Clear script spelling ᠠᠯᠠᡍᡇ (alaxu))

  1. to kill

Mongolian

Pronunciation

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 ᠠᠯᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ (aluq'a)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. hammer (both hand and mechanically powered)
  2. (anatomy) malleus (bone of the middle ear)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Noun

алх (alx)

  1. fur collar

Verb

алх (alx)

  1. imperative of алхах (alxax, to walk)
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