ээҗ

See also: ээж

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *eji. Cognate with Mongolian ээж (eež) and Buryat эжы (ežy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːˈd͡ʑə/

Noun

ээҗ • (eej) (Clear script spelling ᡄᡃᠴᡅ (ēji))

1. mother, mommy
   • “Ээҗин дун”:

     Эңкрлдгнь олн болвчнь, // Хәәртә-лә ээҗләм әдлцхш.

     Eñkrldgnʹ oln bolvçnʹ, // Xäärtä-lä eejläm ädltsxş.

     Although there will be many loving, // no one will match my beloved mother

2. paternal grandmother

Derived terms

• көгшн ээҗ (kögşn eej)
• наһц ээҗ (nağts eej)

See also

• аак (aak)
• баава (baava)

References

• A. Pozdneev (1911) “ээҗ”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 20
• Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015