шалах

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕaɮax/
• Syllabification: ша‧лах (2 syllables)

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠱᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (šalaqu)	шалах (šalax)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

шалах • (šalax)

1. to beg; to implore; to insist
2. to extort
3. to kick up a fuss; to make a scene

Derived terms

• асууж шалах (asuuž šalax)
• гуйж шалах (gujž šalax)
• нэхэж шалах (nexež šalax)
• шалан ээрэх (šalan eerex)
• шалах шаардах (šalax šaardax)
• шалах шалгаах ... шалгаах шалах (šalax šalgaax ... šalgaax šalax)

 

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠱᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (šalaqu)	шалах (šalax)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

шалах • (šalax)

1. (chess) check

Verb

шалах • (šalax)

1. (chess) to check (to make a move that puts an adversary's king in check)

Derived terms

• бэрсээр шалах (berseer šalax)

 

References

• “шалах 1”, “шалах 2”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
• Большой академический монгольско–русский словарь в четырех томах [Great Academic Mongolian–Russian Dictionary in four volumes] (in Russian), Institute of Language and Literature of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences & Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2001