хавчих
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *qabcï-, probably related to Proto-Turkic *kap- (“to grasp, seize”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /xawt͡ɕʰəx/, [ˈχaft͡ɕɐχ]
Verb edit
хавчих • (xavčix) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠪᠴᠢᠬᠤ (qabčiqu))
- to squeeze, to clamp
- сүүлээ хавчих ― süülee xavčix ― to put the tail between the legs
- to oppress, to suppress, to clamp down on
Synonyms edit
- (clamp): шахах (šaxax), хүчлэх (xüčlex), зуулгах (zuulgax), зуух (zuux), чимхэх (čimxex), хазах (xazax), үмхэх (ümxex)
- (oppress): дарах (darax), шахах (šaxax), дарамтлах (daramtlax), дарлах (darlax), хяхах (xjaxax)
Derived terms edit
- хавчуулах (xavčuulax, “to sandwich”)
- хавчуулагдах (xavčuulagdax, “to get stuck, get caught”)
- хавчуур (xavčuur, “tongs, clamp”)
- хавчаар (xavčaar, “clip”)
- хавчаас (xavčaas, “suture”)
- хавчгар (xavčgar, “flat”)