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))

to whisper
to hoarsen
Synonym: сөөх (sööx)

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