Tuvan
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *eke (“mother”). Cognate with Mongolian эхлэх (exlex, “to begin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ɣe.leːɾ/, [e̞.ɣe̞.le̞ːɾ]
- Hyphenation: э‧ге‧лээр
Verb
эгелээр • (egeleer) (stem эгеле-)
- (transitive) to begin, start
- Мээң бажым аарып эгелей берди. ― Meeñ bajım aarıp egeley berdi. ― My head has started to hurt.
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