хөндий

Mongolian

Etymology

Compare хөнхөр (xönxör, “sunken”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xonti/, [xʊnˈti]

Adjective

хөндий • (xöndii) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ (köndei̯))

  1. empty, hollow
    Synonyms: ханхай (xanxaj), сул (sul), хоосон (xooson)
    Antonym: дүүрэн (düüren)
  2. spacious
  3. away, apart
    Synonyms: хол (xol), зайдуу (zajduu)
  4. aloof
  5. unsociable, withdrawn, arrogant, cold
  6. (grammar) front, female (vowel)
    Synonym: эм (em)
    Antonym: чанга (čanga)

Noun

хөндий • (xöndii) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ (köndei̯)); (regular declension)

  1. valley
  2. cavity

Derived terms
  • хөндийлөх (xöndiilöx, “to hollow out”)
  • хөндийрөх (xöndiiröx, “to seclude”)
  • хүйтэн хөндий (xüjten xöndii, “(emotionally) cold”)
  • хол хөндий (xol xöndii, “aloof”)
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