эрх
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /irx/, [irx]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *erke, from Proto-Turkic *erk (“authority, freedom”).
Noun
эрх • (erh) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠬᠡ (erke)); (regular declension )
- authority (power to enforce rules)
- right (that which is due to a person)
- will, desire
Derived terms
Derived terms
- эрхлэх (erhleh, “to manage”)
- эрхбиш (erhbiš, “no matter what”)
- эрх мэдэл (erh medel, “authority”)
- эрхэмсэг (erhemseg, “honorable”)
- эрхгүй (erhgüj, “powerless”)
- өөрийн эрхгүй (öörijn erhgüj, “involuntary”)
- эрх чөлөө (erh čölöö, “freedom”)
- тэгш эрх (tegš erh, “equality”)
- эрхтэн (erhten, “organ”)
- эрх зүй (erh züj, “law”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *erke if this doesn't represent a later re-borrowing from the etymon above, see Bashkir иркә (irkä).
Adjective
эрх • (erh) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠬᠡ (erke))
- spoiled (child)
- wilful, capricious
Etymology 3
From Proto-Mongolic *(h)erike, compare Daur xerk, Middle Mongolian ايريكه (erike, “necklace”).
Alternative forms
- эрхи (erhi)
- эрих (erih)
Noun
эрх • (erh) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠢᠬᠡ (erike)); (hidden-n declension )
- prayer beads
- any beaded jewellery
Etymology 4
Perhaps cognate with Kalmyk эркн (erkn, “doorjambs, doorstep”). Sometimes compared with Tungusic words such as Evenki уркэ (urkə, “door”).
Noun
эрх • (erh)
- Only used in эрх ялуу (erh jaluu)