хөндий

Mongolian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

Compare хөнхөр (hönhör, “sunken”).

Adjective

хөндий • (höndij) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ (köndei))

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 unsociable, withdrawn, arrogant, cold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

Noun

хөндий • (höndij) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠢ (köndei)); (regular declension )

  1. valley
  2. cavity
Derived terms
  • хөндийлөх (höndijlöh, “to hollow out”)
  • хөндийрөх (höndijröh, “to seclude”)
  • хүйтэн хөндий (hüjten höndij, “(emotionally) cold”)
  • хол хөндий (hol höndij, “aloof”)
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