From Mongolic silükei ~ šilükei "saliva", from Proto-Mongolic *sil- (“saliva; mucus; wet”).
Note that the s-/š- variation at the beginning (compare шеләгәй) go back to the diachronous variation within Mongolic.
Cognate with Tuvan шилегей (şilegey), Khakas сілегей (sìlegey), Crimean Tatar silekiy, Kazakh сілекей (sılekei, “saliva”), etc.
һеләгәй • (heləgəy)
| singular only | |
|---|---|
| absolute | һеләгәй (heləgəy) |
| definite genitive | һеләгәйҙең (heləgəyźeñ) |
| dative | һеләгәйгә (heləgəygə) |
| definite accusative | һеләгәйҙе (heləgəyźe) |
| locative | һеләгәйҙә (heləgəyźə) |
| ablative | һеләгәйҙән (heləgəyźən) |