маллах

Mongolian

Etymology

мал (mal, “cattle”) +‎ -лах (-lax)

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /maɮɮəx/, [ˈmaɮɮɐχ]

Verb

маллах • (mallax) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠠᠯᠯᠠᠬᠤ (mallaqu))

1. to herd (cattle)
2. to look after, to rear (children)
3. to swindle

Synonyms

• (swindle): мэхлэх (mexlex), залилах (zalilax)