амьсгалах

Mongolian

Etymology

амьсгах (amʹsgax, to breathe) +‎ -лах (-lax, iterative suffix) or alternatively амьсгал (amʹsgal, breath) +‎ -лах (-lax) with haplology.

Compare Buryat амисхалха (amisxalxa), Kalmyk әмсхлх (ämsxlx).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæmʲsɢəɮəx/, [ɛ́m̥ʲsɢ(ə)ɮəχ]
  • Hyphenation: амьс‧га‧лах

Verb

амьсгалах • (amʹsgalax) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠮᠢᠰᠬᠤᠯᠠᠬᠤ (amisqulaqu))

  1. to breathe