хуурах
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xʊːrəx/, [ˈχo̙ːɾɵ̙χ]
Etymology 1
Cognate with Buryat хуураха (xuuraxa) and Kalmyk хуурх (xuurx) (obsolete).
Verb
хуурах • (huurah) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠬᠤ (qaɣurqu))
- to deceive, to beguile, to cheat
- Synonym: мэхлэх (mehleh)
Derived terms
- хууртах (huurtah), хуурагдах (huuragdah, “to be deceived”)
- хуурмаг (huurmag, “false, illusive”)
- хуурамч (huuramč, “deceitful, fake”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mongolic *kaxur-, compare Dongxiang khuru.
Borrowed or otherwise related with Proto-Turkic *kagur- (“to parch, to roast”), compare Turkish kavurmak.
Verb
хуурах • (huurah) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠬᠤ (qaɣurqu))
- to fry, to broil
- Synonyms: хайрах (hajrah), шарах (šarah)
Derived terms
- хуурга (huurga, “stew, fried dish”)
Etymology 3
хуу (huu, “off”) + -рах (-rah).
Verb
хуурах • (huurah) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠠᠬᠤ (qaɣuraqu))
- (intransitive) to peel off, to tear off
Synonyms
- ховхрох (hovhroh)
- салах (salah, “to separate”)
Related terms
- хуулах (huulah, “to peel off”)