Proto-Mongolian: *melǯe-
Meaning: 1 a bet, wager 2 to bet
Russian meaning: 1 ставка, пари 2 делать ставку
Written Mongolian: melǯige 1, melǯi- 2 (МХТТТ) Middle Mongolian: milǯeldu- 'ссориться (из-за вещи)' (MA) Khalkha: melʒē 1, melʒe- 2
Buriat: melze- `refuse'
Ordos: melǯēčǖl- 'faire concourir pour un prix'
Comments: Mong. > Manchu melǯe- etc. (see Rozycki 156). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-reference,