сәәхн

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sayiqan. By surface analysis, сән (sän, “good”) +‎ -хн (-xn, diminutive suffix). Cognate with Mongolian сайхан (sajxan) and Buryat һайхан (hajxan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæːˈχən/

Noun

сәәхн • (sääxn) (Clear script spelling ᠰᠠᡕᡅᡍᠠᠨ (sayixan))

  1. beautiful, nice
  • сәәтә (säätä)
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