долоох

Mongolian

Etymology
  1. From Proto-Mongolic *doluxa-, a variant of Proto-Mongolic *dol-. Compare Buryat долёохо (doljooxo), Kalmyk долах (dolax), Dongxiang dolu.
  2. Perhaps related to Proto-Turkic *yālga-, compare Turkish yalamak. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɔɮɔx/

Verb

долоох • (doloox) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠣᠯᠢᠶᠠᠬᠤ (doliyaqu), causative долоолгох)

  1. to lick

Derived terms
  • долоодос (doloodos, “salt given to cattle”)
  • долоогоно (doloogono, “hawthorn”)
  • долоовор хуруу (doloovor xuruu, “index finger”)
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