зуух
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Mongolian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡sʊːx/, [t͡so̙ːχ]
Etymology 1[edit]
Proto-Mongolic *jaxu-, compare Buryat зууха (zuuxa), Dongxiang zhao.
Verb[edit]
зуух • (zuux) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠬᠤ (ǰaɣuqu))
- to bite (to hold in teeth, to attack with teeth)
- to clench (teeth, lips...)
- to grip, to clamp (with pliers or a similar tool)
- (figuratively) to be stingy, thrifty
Etymology 2[edit]
Proto-Mongolic *juxuka, compare Mongghul zuha qirai (“hearth”).
Noun[edit]
зуух • (zuux) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠤᠤᠬᠠ (ǰuuk-a)); (hidden-n declension)
Hyponyms[edit]
- пийшин (piišin, “iron stove padded with brick”)
Derived terms[edit]
- богино долгионы зуух (bogino dolgiony zuux, “microwave oven”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
зуух • (zuux) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠤᠬᠤ (ǰiɣuqu))
- Only used in амь зуух (amʹ zuux, “to make a living”)