зуух

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡sʊːx/, [t͡so̙ːχ]

Etymology 1

Proto-Mongolic *jaxu-, compare Buryat зууха (zuuxa), Dongxiang zhao.

Verb

зуух • (zuux) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠬᠤ (ǰaɣuqu))

1. to bite (to hold in teeth, to attack with teeth)

   Synonyms: хазах (xazax), үмхэх (ümxex)

2. to clench (teeth, lips...)
3. to grip, to clamp (with pliers or a similar tool)

   Synonyms: хавчих (xavčix), хазах (xazax), чимхэх (čimxex), үмхэх (ümxex)

4. (figuratively) to be stingy, thrifty

   Synonyms: хэмнэх (xemnex), арвилах (arvilax), гамнах (gamnax)

Etymology 2

Proto-Mongolic *juxuka, compare Mongghul zuha qirai (“hearth”).

a traditional oven in a Mongolian yurt

Noun

зуух • (zuux) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠤᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ (ǰuuk-a)); (hidden-n declension)

1. hearth, oven, furnace

Hyponyms

• пийшин (piišin, “iron stove padded with brick”)

Derived terms

• богино долгионы зуух (bogino dolgiony zuux, “microwave oven”)

Etymology 3

Verb

зуух • (zuux) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠭᠤᠬᠤ (ǰiɣuqu))

1. Only used in амь зуух (amʹ zuux, “to make a living”)