гели

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠾᠧᠯᠢ
(hēli)
гели
(geli)
Chemical element
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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

Noun

гели • (geli)

  1. helium

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 • (gélim inan pl

  1. nominative/accusative plural of гель (gelʹ)