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These are really really rough n bad, but they were just quick doodles to help me kind of figure out everyone’s elements and bending.

The word is 'Ekhilel.' It's used on Day II of P3 during Isidor’s funeral 'Forgive the big city ekhilel, father. He didn't mean to intrude.' I didn’t think much of it at first, but then I saw someone else asking about it in a tweet and got super curious! It would be so, so helpful if you could share your insight. 💟 THANKS in advance

Repost cuz I needed to add few things but BUCKLE UP FOR THOSE WHO FUCKING CARES

ALSO off topic before we start but I GREATLYYYYYYY love when people figure out I can speak Mongolian on tumblr or anywhere because I don’t consider myself super fluent, so it’s not really public info, BUT LOL I guess #they can fuckinf tell and that’s okay 👍. But still if it means i get pretty cool asks like these and i get to have fun then YAY….ANYWAYS I think I figured it out so I’ll share all I know. Again for THOSE who cares..

The word ”ekhilel" said during Isidor funeral where Artemy quote says

- "Forgive the big city ekhilel, father. He didn't mean to intrude."

As we all know the kin language does pull heavily from buryat and Mongolian. Naturally so. here the word эхлэл (ekhlel), which means "beginning", the verb эхлэх means "to begin," and the suffix nominalizes it into something kind of like "one who is at the start."

So an ekhilel is basically a beginner, someone who doesn't know yet, in this case Daniil, a city outsider who hasn't been initiated into Kin ways yadada.. It sits in the same family as erdem (for those who doesn’t know: a learned man who still doesn't know the Lines) or medenegshe (you are not part of us)…

BUT ALSO interesting ENOUGH is the tone Artemy uses it with, It's not even an insult, it's almost I guess sympathetic ? He says it in a way where he’s excusing him, where it’s like he will eventually learn/know(?, so an ekhilel isn't a malicious term, just a way to describe it as someone who hasn't started the real path yet. Beginner.