дохих

Mongolian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Turkic *tokɨ- (“to beat, knock, to drive in”). Perhaps merging with a different root, *dokï- (“to stoop”), compare дохийх (doxiix, “to bend”), дохигор (doxigor, “bent”).

Earliest attestation of either root is pre-Classical ᠳᠣᠬᠢᠭᠤᠷ (dokiɣur) (modern дохиур (doxiur)). They are not found outside Central Mongolic.

cognates

Cognate with Ordos Mongolian Buryat дохихо (doxixo, “to nod, to bow, to greet with a gift”), Khamnigan Mongol докиху, Kalmyk докх (dokx, “to make a sign, gesture, to hit, strike, to beat”) (obsolete).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /tɔxʲəx/, [ˈtɞçɪç]

Verb

дохих • (doxix) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠣᠬᠢᠬᠤ (dokiqu))

1. (obsolete) to beat (a drum)
2. to give a sign, signal, to cue
3. to conduct (a musical performance)
4. to gesture, to beckon
5. to nod
6. (by extension) to nod off, to doze

Derived terms

• дохио (doxio, “sign, gesture”)
  • дохиоч (doxioč, “signalist”)
  • дохиолох (doxiolox, “to gesture, to motion”)
• дохиур (doxiur, “drumstick, stamen”)
• дохилзох (doxilzox, “to bow”)