хөндий
Mongolian
Etymology
Compare хөнхөр (xönxör, “sunken”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xɵŋ.tiː/, [xʊ̈nˈtiˑ]
Adjective
хөндий • (xöndii) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ (köndei))
- empty, hollow
- spacious
- away, apart
- aloof
- unsociable, withdrawn, arrogant, cold
- (grammar) front, female (vowel)
- Synonym: эм (em)
- Antonym: чанга (čanga)
Noun
хөндий • (xöndii) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ (köndei)); (regular declension)
Derived terms
- хөндийлөх (xöndiilöx, “to hollow out”)
- хөндийрөх (xöndiiröx, “to seclude”)
- хүйтэн хөндий (xüjten xöndii, “(emotionally) cold”)
- хол хөндий (xol xöndii, “aloof”)