яст мэлхий

Mongolian

Etymology

яс (jas, “bone”) +‎ -т (-t) + мэлхий (melxii). Componentwise cognate with Tuvan языты-мелегей (yazıtı-melegey).

Compare typologically Kyrgyz ташбака (taşbaka) (<+ бака (baka)), Turkish kaplumbağa, tosbağa (<+ bağa), Dutch schildpad (<+ pad), German Schildkröte (<+ German Kröte), Luxembourgish Deckelsmouk (<+ Mouk), Galician sapoconcho (<+ sapo), Romanian broască-țestoasă (<+ broască).

Compare typologically Bulgarian костенурка (kostenurka) (akin to кост (kost)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jastʰ miɮxiː/

Noun

яст мэлхий • (jast melxii) (Mongolian spelling ᠶᠠᠰᠤᠲᠤ
ᠮᠡᠨᠡᠬᠡᠢ (yasutu menekei))

  1. tortoise; turtle
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