хаях

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat хаяха (xajaxa) and Kalmyk хайх (xayx). Not found outside Central Mongolic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xajəx/

Verb

хаях • (xajax) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠶᠠᠬᠤ (qayaqu), passive хаягдах)

1. to throw

   Synonym: орхих (orxix)

2. to throw away (to discard)

   Synonyms: орхих (orxix), гээх (geex)

3. to abandon, to quit (a habit, schooling, work, ...)

   Synonyms: орхих (orxix), болих (bolix)

4. to lose

   Synonym: гээх (geex)

5. to miscarry (of animals)

   Synonym: дутуу төрөх (dutuu töröx)

6. (wrestling) to throw down, to bring down

   Synonym: унагаах (unagaax)

7. to swing (limbs)

   Synonym: савлах (savlax)

See also

• шидэх (šidex, “to hurl, to cast”)