таах
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *taxa- (“to guess”), perhaps from, or otherwise related to Proto-Turkic *tap- (“to find”).
Compare Dongxiang ta, Azerbaijani tapmaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰaːx/
Verb
таах • (taah) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠬᠤ (taɣaqu), causative таалгах)
- to guess
- to suppose, to conjecture
- Synonyms: төсөөлөх (tösöölöh), таамаглах (taamaglah)
Derived terms
- таавар (taavar, “riddle”)
- таамаг (taamag, “guess”)