цохих

Mongolian
Mongolian
ᠴᠣᠬᠢᠬᠤ
(čokiqu)
Cyrillic
цохих
(coxix)

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *cokï- (“to peck”), from Proto-Turkic *čok- (“to swoop down on, to peck”). Evolution of sense to more general to hit is shared with other Central Mongolic languages and Daur.

Compare Dongxiang chughu, Kazakh шоқу (şoqu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sʰɔxʲəx/

Verb

цохих • (coxix)

  1. to hit, to strike
    Synonyms: нүдэх (nüdex), дэлдэх (deldex), жанчих (žančix)
  2. to beat (a drum, of a heart, ...)
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