Proto-Mongolian: *milaɣa-
Meaning: to anoint, smear with oil
Russian meaning: смазывать маслом
Written Mongolian: milaɣa- (L 538) Middle Mongolian: malija- 'to offer', mali'an 'service' (SH) Khalkha: ḿalā-
Buriat: mila 'satiety', milāŋ 'birthday'
Kalmuck: melɛ̄-, malī-, maĺā- 'to smear with oil (on occasion of birth etc.)'
Ordos: milā-
Comments: KW 255, 260, 262. A secondarily developed meaning is 'to treat, entertain (on some occasion)'. Mong. > Oyr. malkɨ-, Yak. malā-sɨn (VEWT 324). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-reference,