хуурах

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊːrəx/, [ˈχo̙ːɾɵ̙χ]

Etymology 1

Cognate with Buryat хуураха (xuuraxa) and Kalmyk хуурх (xuurx) (obsolete).

Verb

хуурах • (xuurax) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠬᠤ (qaɣurqu))

2. to deceive, to beguile, to cheat

   Synonym: мэхлэх (mexlex)

Derived terms

• хууртах (xuurtax), хуурагдах (xuuragdax, “to be deceived”)
• хуурмаг (xuurmag, “false, illusive”)
• хуурамч (xuuramč, “deceitful, fake”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *kaxur-, compare Dongxiang khuru.

Borrowed or otherwise related with Proto-Turkic *kagur- (“to parch, to roast”), compare Turkish kavurmak.

Verb

хуурах • (xuurax) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠬᠤ (qaɣurqu))

2. to fry, to broil

   Synonyms: хайрах (xajrax), шарах (šarax)

Derived terms

• хуурга (xuurga, “stew, fried dish”)

Etymology 3

хуу (xuu, “off”) +‎ -рах (-rax).

Verb

хуурах • (xuurax) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠠᠬᠤ (qaɣuraqu))

2. (intransitive) to peel off, to tear off

Synonyms

• ховхрох (xovxrox)
• салах (salax, “to separate”)

Related terms

• хуулах (xuulax, “to peel off”)