хөх

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Borrowed or cognate with Proto-Turkic *gȫk, compare with Turkish gök and potentially Altaic Evenki куку (kuku, “sea-coloured”).
Starostin reconstructs Proto-Altaic *kṓk`e/i.

Adjective

хөх • (höh) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠬᠡ (köke))

  1. blue

Etymology 2

Somehow related to Proto-Turkic *kögöz/*kögör (“chest”). Compare Turkish göğüs.

Noun

хөх • (höh) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠬᠦ (kökü))

  1. breast

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