мөргөх

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *mörgü-, compare Mongghul murigu (“to butt, to collide”), Daur murgugw (“to bow, to knock”).

Verb

мөргөх • (mörgöx) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠥᠷᠭᠦᠬᠦ (mörgükü), causative мөргүүлэх)

1. to butt, to bump (with horns, forehead, ...)
2. to crash into, to run into
3. to prostrate
4. to pray

Derived terms

• мөргөл (mörgöl, “prayer”)
• мөргөлдөх (mörgöldöx, “to collide”)
• мөргөмхий (mörgömxii, “prone to headbutting”)

Descendants

• → Tuvan: мөргүүр (mörgüür)

See also

• олих (olix), сэжих (sežix, “to gore, hit with horns”)