нялх

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *nïlka, related perhaps to Proto-Tungusic *nelki (“spring”).

Compare Daur nyalk, Evenki нэлки (nəlki).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /nʲaɮx/, [nʲaɬχ]

Adjective

нялх • (njalx) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ (nilk-a))

1. newly-born, infant
2. (of grass) tender, young
3. young, small
4. childish

Synonyms

• (infant): нялзрай (njalzraj), нярай (njaraj), балчир (balčir)
• (young): залуу (zaluu), бага (baga)

Related terms

• хүүхэд (xüüxed, “child”)
• шинэ (šine, “new”)