нийх

Mongolian

Etymology

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

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

Verb

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

1. to blow (nose)

   нусаа нийх

   nusaa niix

   to blow one's nose