худалдах

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kudaldu-, possibly somehow related through borrowing of inheritance with Proto-Tungusic *xuda- and Proto-Turkic *ȫte- (“to pay”).

Compare Dongxiang ghudandu, Manchu ᡠᡩᠠᠮᠪᡳ (udambi, “to buy”), Manchu ᡥᡡᡩᠠ (hūda, “business”), Nanai хода (hoda, “price”) Turkish ödemek (“to pay”).

The element *-ldu-, is the ancestor of the cooperative in -лдах (-ldax).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʊtəɮtəx/

Verb

худалдах • (xudaldax) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠳᠠᠯᠳᠤᠬᠤ (qudalduqu), passive худалдагдах)

1. to trade

   Synonym: аралжих (aralžix)

2. to sell

   Antonyms: худалдаж авах (xudaldaž avax), авах (avax)

3. to betray, to sell out

Derived terms

• худалдаа (xudaldaa, “trade, commerce”)

Related terms

• (?) худ (xud, “relatives by marriage of children”)
• (?) худал (xudal, “lie”)