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, ...)