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Etymology
From кэтээ (ketee, “to guard”).
Noun
кэтэх • (keteq)
- (anatomy) nape, back of the head, occiput
- Synonym: арҕас (arğas)
- (by extension) back side, rear
- See synonyms at арҕаа (arğaa).
- тыа кэтэҕэ ― tıa keteğe ― the rear of the forest
- бэргэһэ кэтэҕэ ― bergehe keteğe ― the back of the cap
- кэтэх сүөһү ― keteq süöhü ― one's personal cattle (on a kolkhoz)
Derived terms
- кэтэҕэр (keteğer, “behind, in back of”)
- кэтэҕэриин (keteğeriin, “the side opposite the entrance (to a yurt)”)