амьсгалах

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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амьсгах (amʹsgax, to breathe) +‎ -лах (-lax, iterative suffix) or alternatively амьсгал (amʹsgal, breath) +‎ -лах (-lax) with haplology.

Compare Buryat амисхалха (amisxalxa), Kalmyk әмсхлх (ämsxlx).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amʲsɢəɮəx/, [ˈamʲsɢɐɮɐχ]

Verb

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амьсгалах (amʹsgalax) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠮᠢᠰᠬᠤᠯᠠᠬᠤ (amisqulaqu))

  1. to breathe