хэхэ

Buryat

Etymology

Akin to Mongolian хийх (xiix).

Verb

хэхэ • (xexe)

  1. to do, produce
    машина хэхэ ― mašina xexe ― make cars

References

  • “хэхэ” in burlang.ru
  • Šagdarov, L. D., Čeremisov, K.M (2008) “хэхэ”, in Бурятско-русский словарь [Buryat-Russian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Russian), Ulan-Ude: Respublinkanskaja tipografija, columns 526-7
  • Čeremisov, K.M (1951) “хэхэ”, in Бурят-монгольско-русский словарь [Buryat Mongolian-Russian Dictionary]‎[2] (in Russian), Moscow: Gosudarstvennoje izdatelʹstvo inostrannyx i nacionalʹnyx slovarej, columns 631-2

Tundra Nenets

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *kåjkə, from Proto-Uralic *koďka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hæɣæ]
  • Hyphenation: хэ‧хэ

Noun

хэхэ • (xexe)

  1. idol
  2. spirit-protector
  3. (card games) trump

References

  • Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 101
  • N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “хэхэ”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия
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