цохих

Mongolian edit

Mongolian
ᠴᠣᠬᠢᠬᠤ (čokiqu)
Cyrillic
цохих (coxix)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mongolic *cokï- (“to peck”), from Proto-Turkic *čok- (“to swoop down on, to peck”). Evolution of sense to more general to hit is shared with other Central Mongolic languages and Daur.

Compare Dongxiang chughu, Kazakh шоқу (şoqu).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡sʰɔxʲəx/

Verb edit

цохих • (coxix)

to hit, to strike
Synonyms: нүдэх (nüdex), дэлдэх (deldex), жанчих (žančix)
to beat (a drum, of a heart, ...)