From Proto-Mongolic *neme-, compare Dongxiang nime.
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /niməx/, [ˈnimɪç]
нэмэх • (nemex) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠡᠮᠡᠬᠦ (nemekü), causative нэмүүлэх, passive нэмэгдэх)