байха
Buryat
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Classical Mongolian | ᠪᠠᠢᠬᠤ baiqu |
| Latin (1931–1936)a | ʙaika |
| Latin (1937–1939)b |
ʙaixa |
| Cyrillic | байха bajxa |
| a Based on the southern Tsongol–Sartul dialect. b Based on the eastern Khori dialect. | |
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Mongol [Term?], from Proto-Mongolic *bayi-qu (“to stay, to be at”). Cognate with Kalmyk бәәх (bääx), Khamnigan Mongol байху, Mongolian байх (bajx), etc.
Pronunciation
- (standard Khori) IPA(key): /bɛː.χä/, [bɛ͡e̞.χɐ]
- Hyphenation: бай‧ха
Verb
байха • (bajxa)
- to be
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.