/nɔxɔi/, [nɔ̙ˈχɞe]
Гарал үүсэлInherited from Classical Mongolian ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ (noqai), from Middle Mongol ᠨ᠋ᠣᠬᠠᠢ (noqai), from Proto-Mongolic *nokaï, probably related to Xianbei 若干 (*ñaqañ) with further Para-Mongolic cognates.
Compare Kalmyk ноха (noxa), Dongxiang nogvei, Daur nogw, Para-Mongolic Khitan 𘰕𘯛 (*ń qo), 捏褐 (niehe), Tungusic Evenki некэ̄ (ņekə̄, “sable”), Jurchen nieha (“puppy, small dog”), Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡝ (niohe, “wolf”) and maybe Korean 너구리 (neoguri, “raccoon dog”).
- dog
- taboowolf
- dog
- broadlyvillain (sly, morally reprehensible person)
- in-compoundsdifficult, intricate
Хэлбэрүүднохой •(canonical) · noxoj(romanization) · ноход(definite, plural) · нохос(definite, plural) · declension(mixed)