хяргах

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kïrga-, from Proto-Turkic *kïrk-.

Compare Dongxiang ghigva, Turkish kırkmak.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʲarɢəx/

Verb

хяргах • (xjargax) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠷᠭᠠᠬᠤ (kirɣaqu))

1. to cut (hair)
2. to shear (wool)
3. to clip (vegetation)

See also

• хусах (xusax, “to shave”)