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Mongolian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-тэй • (-tej)
- front vowel harmonic form of -тай (-taj)
Etymology 2
Suffix
-тэй • (-tej)
- front vowel harmonic form of -тай (-taj)
Usage notes
The diphthong ⟨өй⟩ is considered nonstandard in Mongolian, and therefore ⟨эй⟩ is used for the purposes of vowel harmony in words that otherwise use the rounded front vowel ⟨ө⟩.