тэс
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /tʰis/, [tʰis]
Noun
тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰᠦ (tesü))
- rowan, mountain-ash
Adverb
тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰ (tes))
- completely, totally
Usage notes
- Commonly combined with өөр (öör), ондоо (ondoo, “different”), буруу (buruu, “wrong”), хөлдүү (höldüü, “frozen”).
Synonyms
- огт (ogt)
- эрс (ers)
- бүр (bür)
- шал (šal)
Related terms
- тас (tas)
Etymology 3
Possibly the same word as #Etymology 2. Compare Buryat тэһэ (tehe).
Adverb
тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰᠦ (tesü))
- into pieces, denotes a specific grade violence and perfectivity with verbs of breaking.
- to ice (with verbs of freezing)
Synonyms
- булга (bulga)
- булт (bult)
- хага (haga)
Derived terms
- тэслэх (tesleh, “to explode trans.”)
- тэсрэх (tesreh, “to explode intrans.”)
Verb
тэс • (tes)
- imperative of тэсэх (teseh, “to outlast, to tolerate”)