мөргөх

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *mörgü-, compare Mongghul murigu (“to butt, to collide”), Daur murgugw (“to bow, to knock”).

Verb

мөргөх • (mörgöx) (Mongolian spelling ᠮᠥᠷᠭᠦᠬᠦ (mörgükü), causative мөргүүлэх)

to butt, to bump (with horns, forehead, ...)
to crash into, to run into
to prostrate
to pray

Derived terms

мөргөл (mörgöl, “prayer”)
мөргөлдөх (mörgöldöx, “to collide”)
мөргөмхий (mörgömxii, “prone to headbutting”)

Descendants

→ Tuvan: мөргүүр (mörgüür)

See also

олих (olix), сэжих (sežix, “to gore, hit with horns”)

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