нөхцөл

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /noxt͡sʰəɮ/, [ˈnʊxt͡sʊ̈ɮ]

Perhaps нөхцөх (nöhtsöh, “to befriend”) +‎ -л (-l).

нөхцөл • (nöhtsöl) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠥᠬᠦᠴᠡᠯ (nöküčel)); (regular declension )

1. condition
   1. circumstances (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

      Synonyms: нөхцөл байдал (nöhtsöl bajdal), нөхцөл шалтгаан (nöhtsöl šaltgaan), шалтгаан (šaltgaan)

   2. cause, factor

      Synonyms: шалтгаан (šaltgaan), нөлөө (nölöö), хүчин зүйл (hüčin züjl)

   3. living conditions

      Synonyms: ахуй боломж (ahuj bolomž), ахуй байдал (ahuj bajdal), ахуй нөхцөл (ahuj nöhtsöl)

   4. (logic) condition

      Synonyms: тохироо (tohiroo), болзол (bolzol), нөхцөл боломж (nöhtsöl bolomž)

   5. (law) provision
   6. possibility, opportunity

      Synonyms: шалтгаан (šaltgaan), шалтаг (šaltag), боломж (bolomž), завшаан (zavšaan), тохиол (tohiol)

2. (grammar) inflectional suffix, desinence

• (grammar): залгавар (zalgavar, “suffix”), бүтээвэр (büteever, “morpheme”)

• (grammar): дагавар (dagavar, “derivational suffix”)

• The grammatical meaning may also include possessive clitics such as минь (minʹ) which are written as separate words.