хазах

Mongolian

Etymology

Proto-Mongolic *kaja-, compare Dongxiang ghazha (“to gnaw”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xat͡səx/, [ˈχat͡sɐχ]

Verb

хазах • (hazah) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠵᠠᠬᠤ (qaǰaqu))

to bite
to grip, to clamp (with pliers or a similar tool)

Synonyms

(to bite off a piece): үмхэх (ümheh), амтлах (amtlah)
(to hold in teeth): зуух (zuuh), үмхэх (ümheh)
(to attack with teeth): зуух (zuuh)
(to sting): хатгах (hatgah)
(to grip): хавчих (havčih), зуух (zuuh), чимхэх (čimheh), үмхэх (ümheh)

See also

хэмлэх (hemleh), мэрэх (mereh, “to gnaw, to nibble”)

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