хөвч

Mongolian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *köbci, compare East Yugur göbce.

Noun

хөвч • (xövč) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥᠪᠴᠢ (köbči))

1. bowstring
2. (geometry) chord

Derived terms

• хөвчтөн (xövčtön, “chordate”)
• хөвчлөх (xövčlöx, “to string a bow, to pull string, to strain”)

See also

• нум (num, “bow”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Buryat хүбшэ (xübše), Kalmyk көвч (kövç).

Noun

хөвч • (xövč)

1. mountain ridge
2. mountain range

   Synonyms: нуруу (nuruu), уул нуруу (uul nuruu)

3. taiga

   Synonym: тайга (tajga)

4. forest

   Synonym: ой (oj)