шивнэх

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat шэбэнэхэ (šebenexe), see шивэр авир (šiver avir, “whisper”) for more possible cognates.

Probably formed with +‎ -нах (-nax), a rare suffix used in onomatopoeic verbs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiwnəx/

Verb

шивнэх • (šivnex) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠪᠡᠨᠡᠬᠦ (sibenekü))

  1. to whisper
  2. to hoarsen
    Synonym: сөөх (sööx)
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