хэхэ

Buryat

Etymology

Akin to Mongolian хийх (xiix).

Verb

хэхэ • (xexe)

  1. to do

Tundra Nenets

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hæɣæ]
  • Hyphenation: хэ‧хэ

Noun

хэхэ • (xexe)

  1. idol
  2. spirit-protector
  3. (card games) trump

References
  • Pyrerka, A. P.; Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 101
  • N. M. Tereschenko (1965), “хэхэ”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия
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