өлмий

Mongolian

Etymology

From *ölmei, a Central Mongolic variant form of Proto-Mongolic *ölmi (“instep”).

Compare Middle Mongol, perhaps Daur urum, Ulch элми and other Tungusic cognates likely borrowed from Mongolic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɮmi/

Noun

өлмий • (ölmii) (Mongolian spelling ᠥᠯᠮᠡᠢ (ölmei)); (mixed declension)

1. toes, front part of the foot

   Holonyms: тавхай (tavxaj), хөл (xöl)

2. toe (front part of a boot or shoe)

   Holonym: гутал (gutal)

See also

• хуруу (xuruu, “finger, toe”)
• ул (ul, “sole”)