хөвч
Mongolian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *köbci, compare East Yugur göbce.
Noun
хөвч • (hövč) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠪᠴᠢ (köbči))
- bowstring
- (geometry) chord
Derived terms
- хөвчтөн (hövčtön, “chordate”)
- хөвчлөх (hövčlöh, “to string a bow, to pull string, to strain”)
See also
- нум (num, “bow”)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Buryat хүбшэ (xübše), Kalmyk көвч (kövç).
Noun
хөвч • (hövč)
- mountain ridge
- mountain range
- Synonyms: нуруу (nuruu), уул нуруу (uul nuruu)
- taiga
- Synonym: тайга (tajga)
- forest
- Synonym: ой (oj)