санах

See also: санях

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sana-, from Proto-Turkic *sāna- (to count, determine) < *sān (number, count) or directly from *sān- (to be counted, regarded) all of which are ultimately derived from *sā- (to think, count, consider). Compare Dongxiang sana, Buryat һанаха (hanaxa).

Also compare Turkish saymak (to count, regard), san (reputation), sanmak (to suppose, reckon), Kyrgyz саноо (sanoo, to count).

Pronunciation

Verb

санах • (sanax) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠠᠨᠠᠬᠤ (sanaqu))

  1. to think (to contemplate, to hold a belief)
  2. to expect, preconceive (to have a previous apprehension of)
  3. to consider (to view as)
  4. to intend, to plan
  5. (after a clause with гэж) to mean to, to intend to
  6. to remember (to keep in memory, to recall)
  7. to miss, to pine for

Synonyms

  • (to think): бодох (bodox), сэтгэх (setgex), бодлогошрох (bodlogošrox)
  • (to expect): төсөөлөх (tösöölöx)
  • (to intend): зорих (zorix)
  • (to remember): дурсах (dursax)
  • (to miss): мөрөөдөх (möröödöx), хүсч мөрөөдөх (xüsč möröödöx)

Derived terms

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