чухаг
Mongolian
Etymology
From Classical Mongolian ᠴᠤᠬᠠᠭ (čuqag), compare Kalmyk цухг (tsuxg). The initial perhaps influenced by чухал (čuhal, “important”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰʊxəɡ/, [ˈt͡ɕʰo̙χɵ̙k]
Adjective
чухаг • (čuhag) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠤᠬᠠᠭ (čuqag))
- very rare
- important, precious
- scarce, meager, poor
Synonyms
- (rare): ховор (hovor), цөөн (tsöön)
- (important): чухал (čuhal)
- (meager): тарчиг (tarčig), ховор (hovor)