-хан
See also: хан and Appendix:Variations of "han"
Mongolian
editEtymology 1
editMongolian | Cyrillic |
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᠊ᠬᠠᠨ (-qan) | -хан (-xan) |
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠊ᠬᠠᠨ (-qan), from Middle Mongol ᠊ᠬᠠᠨ (-qan).
Suffix
edit-хан • (-xan)
- Forms the diminutive or affectionate form of nouns and adjectives.
- Forms the moderative, sometimes also contrarily the intensive degree of adjectives.
- аагтай цай (aagtaj caj, “strong tea”) + -хан (-xan) → аагтайхан цай (aagtajxan caj, “somewhat strong tea; quite strong tea”)
Inflection
editVowel harmonic forms of -хан
back vowel | front vowel | |
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unrounded | -хан -xan | -хэн -xen |
rounded | -хон -xon | -хөн -xön |
See also
edit- -хай (-xaj)
Etymology 2
editMongolian | Cyrillic |
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ᠬᠢᠨ (kin) | -хан (-xan) |
Suffix
edit-хан • (-xan)
- Forms the associative plural from the genitive form of nouns.
Inflection
editVowel harmonic forms of -хан
back vowel | front vowel | |
---|---|---|
unrounded | -хан -xan | -хэн -xen |
rounded | -хон -xon | -хөн -xön |