Mongolian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠬᠦ
(tegükü)
түүх
(tüüx)

From Proto-Mongolic *texü-, compare Dongxiang qiao.

Verb

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түүх (tüüx)

  1. to gather
    Synonyms: хураах (xuraax), цуглуулах (cugluulax)
  2. to pick
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Etymology 2

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠲᠡᠦᠬᠡ
(teüke)
түүх
(tüüx)

Cognate with Buryat түүхэ (tüüxe) and Kalmyk түүк (tüük) with no attestations in Middle Mongol.

Connected by proponents of the widely discredited Altaic theory with Proto-Turkic *teb, see Bashkir тәүлек (təwlek, day and night). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Ramstedt instead suggests a Chinese origin, but doesn't give any particular form.

Noun

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түүх (tüüx); (hidden-n declension)

  1. history (aggregate of past events)
  2. history (branch of knowledge)
  3. history (form of writing)
    1. record of historical events
      Synonym: судар (sudar)
    2. historical story
    3. biography, memoirs
      Synonym: намтар (namtar)
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