зуух
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡sʊːx/, [t͡so̙ːχ]
Etymology 1
Proto-Mongolic *jaxu-, compare Dongxiang zhao.
Verb
зуух • (zuuh) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠬᠤ (ǰaɣuqu))
- to bite (to hold in teeth, to attack with teeth)
- Synonyms: хазах (hazah), үмхэх (ümheh)
- to clench (teeth, lips...)
- to grip, to clamp (with pliers or a similar tool)
- Synonyms: хавчих (havčih), хазах (hazah), чимхэх (čimheh), үмхэх (ümheh)
- (figuratively) to be stingy, thrifty
- Synonyms: хэмнэх (hemneh), арвилах (arvilah), гамнах (gamnah)
Etymology 2
Proto-Mongolic *juxuka, compare Mongghul zuha qirai (“hearth”).
Noun
зуух • (zuuh) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠤᠤᠬᠠ (ǰuuq-a)); (hidden-n declension )
- hearth, oven, furnace
Derived terms
- богино долгионы зуух (bogino dolgiony zuuh, “microwave oven”)
Hyponyms
- пийшин (pijšin, “iron stove padded with brick”)
Verb
зуух • (zuuh) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠤᠬᠤ (ǰiɣuqu))
- Only used in амь зуух (amʹ zuuh)