хусах

Mongolian

Etymology

1. From Proto-Mongolic *kïsu- (“to scrape”), compare East Yugur qisi.
2. Akin to Turkish kazımak. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊsəx/, [ˈχo̙sɵ̙χ]

Verb

хусах • (xusax) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠰᠤᠬᠤ (qusuqu))

1. to scrape
2. to shave

   сахал хусах ― saxal xusax ― to shave a beard

Antonyms

• тавих (tavix, “to grow”)

See also

• хяргах (xjargax, “to trim, to clip”)