Proto-Mongolian: *kab-
Meaning: 1 to pinch, squeeze, grasp; hold 2 to join, press together 3 flat
Russian meaning: 1 сжимать, хватать, держать 2 соединять, сдавливать 3 плоский
Written Mongolian: qabči- (L 896); qabla- 1; qabsara- 2 (L 898: qabsu-, qabsur-, qabsura-); qabta- 3 (L 899) Middle Mongolian: qabči- 1, qabataxai (HY 53), qabtaqai 3 (SH), qabči- 1, qǝbtaɣai 3 (MA 284, 285) Khalkha: xavči-; xavsr- 2; xavt- 3; xavtgaj 3
Buriat: xabša-
Kalmuck: xapčǝ-, xawšǝ-; xawl- 1
Ordos: Gabči- 1, gǟbtǟgǟ 3, Gabtǟ- 'be flat'
Monguor: xamā- 's'agacer (dents)' (SM 153) Comments: KW 167, 174. qabči- may be a merger of *kab- and *kajiči (v. sub *kăp`è). Mong. qabta- > Evk. kapta- etc., see Doerfer MT 25-26; Mong. qabči- > Evk. kapči-, see ibid. 125; Mong. qabčiɣur 'tongs' (despite Щербак 1997, 165, not < Turk.) > Evk. kapčur, Man. qabčixun, see ibid. 127, Poppe 1966, 193, Rozycki 129; Mong. > Kirgh. qapčɨɣaj, qapčal etc., see ЭСТЯ 5, 273-274. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dag,monget-mgr,monget-reference,