удирдах
Mongolian
Etymology
From *udurid-, equivalent to Proto-Mongolic *udu- (“to follow”) + -рь (-rʹ) (“sequence”) + -дах (-dax) (“to guide a sequence (retinue), to manage”). Compare Kalmyk удр татх (udr tath, “to lead”, literally “to pull a sequence”), Ordos ᠤᠳᠤᠷᠢᠳᠬᠤ (uduridqu, “to take the initiative in doing something”).
As for *udu- itself, it is likely a borrowing from Proto-Turkic *ūð- (“to follow”), compare Turkish uymak.
Pronunciation
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ʊtʲərtəx/, [ˈɵtʲɪrtɵχ]
Verb
удирдах • (udirdax) (Mongolian spelling ᠤᠳᠤᠷᠢᠳᠬᠤ (uduridqu))
- to manage, to control
- to lead, to guide
Derived terms
- удиртгал (udirtgal, “introduction”)
- удирдлага (udirdlaga, “management”)
- удирдамж (udirdamž, “guidelines”)
- удирдаач (udirdaač, “conductor”)
- удирдвар (udirdvar, “full score”)
References
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1963–1975) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission) (in German), Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, page 162-163