гели
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠾᠧᠯᠢ (hēli) | гели (geli) |
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| He | |
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ге́лий (gélij), from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”), because its presence was first theorised in the sun's atmosphere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjeː.ɬiː/
- Syllabification: kjeː.‧ɬiː (2 syllables)
Noun
гели • (geli)
Further reading
- “гели”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡʲelʲɪ]
Noun
ге́ли • (géli) m inan pl
- nominative/accusative plural of гель (gelʹ)