Proto-Mongolian: *laj
Meaning: mud, dirt, silt (in a well or pond)
Russian meaning: грязь, ил (в колодце или пруду)
Written Mongolian: lai (L 515) Khalkha: laj
Buriat: laj
Comments: Sukhebaatar suggests borrowing from Chin. lài (meaning probably 瀨 'shallow place') which seems not quite plausible semantically. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-reference,