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-хан in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Mongolian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠊ᠬᠠᠨ (-qan), from Middle Mongol ᠊ᠬᠠᠨ (-qan).
Suffix
-хан • (-xan)
- Forms the diminutive or affectionate form of nouns and adjectives.
- Forms the moderative, sometimes also contrarily the intensive degree of adjectives.
- аагтай цай (aagtaj caj, “strong tea”) + -хан (-xan) → аагтайхан цай (aagtajxan caj, “somewhat strong tea; quite strong tea”)
Inflection
| back vowel | front vowel |
| unrounded | -хан
-xan | -хэн
-xen |
| rounded | -хон
-xon | -хөн
-xön |
See also
Etymology 2
Suffix
-хан • (-xan)
- Forms the associative plural from the genitive form of nouns.
Inflection
| back vowel | front vowel |
| unrounded | -хан
-xan | -хэн
-xen |
| rounded | -хон
-xon | -хөн
-xön |