өгөх

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ög-. Cognate to Buryat үгэхэ (ügexe), Kalmyk өгх (ögx), Dongxiang ogi and perhaps Khitan 𘲆 (*û).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /oɡəx/, [ˈʊɡʊ̈x]

Verb

өгөх • (ögöx) (Mongolian spelling ᠥᠭᠬᠦ (öɣkü))

1. to give

   Надад нэг аяга кофе өгөөрэй.

   Nadad neg ajaga kofe ögöörej.

   Please give me a cup of coffee.

2. to marry off
3. (after verb in -ж (-ž) or -н (-n), with the recipient in the dative case) to do for other's benefit

Synonyms

• (marry off): гэрлүүлэх (gerlüülex), хадамд гаргах (xadamd gargax)

Antonyms

• авах (avax, “to take, to do for one's own benefit”)

Derived terms

• өгүүлэх (ögüülex, “to tell, to relate”)
• үг өгөх (üg ögöx), ам өгөх (am ögöx, “to make a promise”)
• өглөг (öglög, “alms, debt”)
• өгөх оршихын тийн ялгал (ögöx oršixyn tiin jalgal, “dative case”)