залгах

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *ǰalga- (“to join, connect”). Perhaps comparable to Proto-Tungusic *ʒalan (“generation”), see Evenki дялан (ʒalan).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡saɮɢəx/, [ˈt͡saɮʁɐχ]

Verb

залгах • (zalgax) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠯᠭᠠᠬᠤ (ǰalɣaqu))

to attach, to graft, to unite
to link, to connect
to restock, to refill (a meal, a fire)
(as -ж (-ž) converb before main verb) to continue
to inherit, to accede (to a position)

Derived terms

залгаа (zalgaa, “junction”)
залгавар (zalgavar, “suffix”)
залгалдах (zalgaldax, “to be coupled”)
залгалт (zalgalt, “connection”)
залгамал (zalgamal, “agglutinative”)
залгуур (zalguur, “electrical socket”)
хил залгах (xil zalgax, “to abut”)