нийх

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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Probably from the Proto-Mongolic root *nï-, related to other secretion related words such as нус (nus, snot), нян (njan, germ) and нулимах (nulimax, to spit).

Pronunciation

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(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /niːx/, [niːç]

Verb

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нийх (niix) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠭᠢᠬᠦ (nigikü))

  1. to blow (nose)
    нусаа нийх
    nusaa niix
    to blow one's nose